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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rulon

Rulon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 1079th; the most babies were born in 1927 (25). More babies were named Rulon in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192725 babies
Total since 1880
1,049babies recorded

Rulon popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,5397
2000#8,9527
1990#7,0277
1980#5,4067
1970#3,7758
1960#3,6067
1950#2,55310
1940#3,4086
1930#1,52524
1920#1,68222
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Rulon, counting every spelling?

Rulon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rulon?

About 500 people born in the US named Rulon are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 25 and 68. That makes Rulon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Rulon by state

How common Rulon was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (153.8×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesID0.34Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 2.8 per 1,000 babiesUT2.8Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rulon, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rulon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rulon, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rulon

How popular is the name Rulon?

Rulon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 1079th; the most babies were born in 1927 (25). More babies were named Rulon in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Rulon a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rulon in the US.

Where was Rulon most popular?

In 1925–1929, Rulon was most common in Utah (2.81 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Idaho.