How Many People Are Named Rue?
An estimated 1,269 people in the United States have the first name Rue. It is used for both genders, with 81.9% female. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Rue peaked in popularity in 2024 with 205 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rue as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rue paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rue is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,269
About 1 in 270,098 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
81.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
205 births
Total Registered
1,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rue
Rue is predominantly female (81.9%), though 309 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rue as a male name
Ranked #5,596 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (20 births)
Rue as a female name
Ranked #1,241 in 2024
188 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (188 births)
Rue: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rue span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 810 babies were registered. Rue remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rue by Decade
How has Rue tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rue by State
Birth registrations for Rue span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Oregon. On average, about 19 Rues were registered per state.
Rue + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rue as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rue
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rue: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rue?
We estimate approximately 1,269 people named Rue are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 270,098 Americans share this first name.
Is Rue a common name?
Rue is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rue most popular?
Rue reached peak popularity in 2024, when 205 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rue is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rue a female name?
Rue is predominantly female. 81.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rue Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rue Smith, Rue Johnson, Rue Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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