Rui
Rui was the 2672nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 2105th; the most babies were born in 2024 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,348 places. More babies were named Rui in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,672 boys, up 965 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202462 babies
- Total since 1880
- 972babies recorded
Rui popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,981 | #2,672 | 10 | 49 |
| 2020 | #13,217 | #3,637 | 7 | 30 |
| 2010 | — | #6,632 | — | 13 |
| 2000 | — | #8,951 | — | 7 |
| 1990 | — | #5,728 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #3,072 | — | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rui, counting every spelling?
Rui has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rui?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rui (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rui 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rui.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rui?
About 900 people born in the US named Rui are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 5 and 39. That makes Rui mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Rui by state
How common Rui was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Rui
How popular is the name Rui?
Rui was the 2672nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 2105th; the most babies were born in 2024 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,348 places. More babies were named Rui in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rui a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Rui in the US.
Where is Rui most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rui was most common in Washington (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.