Rue

girls’ name · 82%boys’ name · 18%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Rue is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 188 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024: —outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024: 1880.01% of girls
Peak year: 2024188 births
Best rank: —never in the top 1,000
Since 1896: 1,704people given the name

Babies named Rue, by year of birthgirlsboys

The story in the numbers

1,395 girls have been named Rue in the United States since 1896, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 188 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 53%.

Rue is used for both sexes: 18% of its bearers are boys (309), most of them born around 2022.

By decade

Decade	girls named Rue
1890s	5
1900s	13
1910s	41
1920s	75
1930s	65
1940s	64
1950s	72
1960s	13
1970s	11
2010s	294
2020s	742

In 2024, its biggest year

Rue was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Rue

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.