How Many People Are Named Rune?
An estimated 735 people in the United States have the first name Rune. It is used for both genders, with 84.1% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Rune peaked in popularity in 2024 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rune 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 Rune paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
735
About 1 in 466,332 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.1% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
101 births
Total Registered
741
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rune
Rune is predominantly male (84.1%), though 118 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rune as a male name
Ranked #1,925 in 2024
82 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (82 births)
Rune as a female name
Ranked #6,332 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (19 births)
Rune: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rune span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 357 babies were registered. Rune remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rune by Decade
How has Rune 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.
Rune by State
Birth registrations for Rune span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Washington. The lowest are in Texas, Oregon, Arizona. On average, about 12 Runes were registered per state.
Rune + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rune as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rune
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rune: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rune?
We estimate approximately 735 people named Rune 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 466,332 Americans share this first name.
Is Rune a common name?
Rune is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 741 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rune most popular?
Rune reached peak popularity in 2024, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rune is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rune a male name?
Rune is predominantly male. 84.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rune Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rune Smith, Rune Johnson, Rune 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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