How Many People Are Named Rutger?
people named Rutger are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,280,093 people in the US has this name
Based on 274 babies named Rutger in Social Security records from 1987 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch form of ROGER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rutger in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rutger alive today is about 26 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rutger first appears in the records in 1987 and was given most often in 1993, to 23 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1987 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rutger has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,012, in 1993. In 2025 it ranked #13,508.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,508 |
| Best rank | #3,012 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,153 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rutger alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rutger were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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