How Many People Are Named Ruel?
people named Ruel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 450,903 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,926 babies named Ruel in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
49 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ruel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruel alive today is about 47 years old, and 36% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 25 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruel first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1915, to 49 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ruel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #697, in 1893. In 2025 it ranked #6,373.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,373 |
| Best rank | #697 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,172 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruel were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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