Rue
Rue was the 1324th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1241st with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,772 places. More babies were named Rue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,324 girls, up 1,169 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024188 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,884babies recorded
Rue popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,324 | #8,119 | 169 | 10 |
| 2020 | #2,493 | #11,748 | 70 | 6 |
| 2010 | #12,071 | — | 9 | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,911 | — | 9 | — |
| 1940 | #4,921 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | #3,616 | #3,939 | 8 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,553 | #3,764 | 9 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,702 | — | 7 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rue, counting every spelling?
Rue is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,133 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,324 for Rue on its own. Together these spellings went to 195 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rue | 169 | #1,324 | 842 |
| Roux | 26 | #5,071 | 193 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rue?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rue (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rue born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rue.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rue?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Rue are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Rue a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rue by state
How common Rue was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (5.7×), Arizona (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rue: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rue, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rue
How popular is the name Rue?
Rue was the 1324th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1241st with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,772 places. More babies were named Rue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rue a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Rue in the US.
Where is Rue most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rue was most common in Utah (0.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Ohio.