Ruger
Ruger was the 1551st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1148th; the most babies were born in 2016 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 255 places. More babies were named Ruger in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,551 boys, down 185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 111boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,368babies recorded
Ruger popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,551 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,366 | 130 |
| 2010 | #2,116 | 64 |
| 2000 | #5,001 | 15 |
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How popular is Ruger, counting every spelling?
Ruger has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,465 for boys in 2025, against #1,551 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ruger?
111 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ruger (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ruger 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ruger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ruger?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Ruger are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 14. That makes Ruger 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.
Ruger by state
How common Ruger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.7×), Utah (3.9×), Missouri (3.7×), Tennessee (1.8×). In 34 states fewer than five boys 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 Ruger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ruger, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ruger
How popular is the name Ruger?
Ruger was the 1551st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1148th; the most babies were born in 2016 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 255 places. More babies were named Ruger in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ruger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ruger in the US.
Where is Ruger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ruger was most common in West Virginia (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Utah.