How Many People Are Named Rulon?
An estimated 522 people in the United States have the first name Rulon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Rulon peaked in popularity in 1927 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rulon 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 Rulon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
522
About 1 in 656,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1927
25 births
Total Registered
1,049
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rulon
Rulon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,049 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rulon as a male name
Ranked #12,032 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (25 births)
Rulon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rulon span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 191 babies were registered. Rulon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rulon by Decade
How has Rulon 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.
Rulon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rulon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rulon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rulon?
We estimate approximately 522 people named Rulon 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 656,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Rulon a common name?
Rulon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,049 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rulon most popular?
Rulon reached peak popularity in 1927, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rulon is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rulon a male name?
Rulon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rulon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rulon Smith, Rulon Johnson, Rulon 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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