How Many People Are Named Rury?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Rury. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Rury peaked in popularity in 1993 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rury as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Rury paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rury is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1993
8 births
Total Registered
47
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rury
Rury is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 47 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rury as a male name
Ranked #11,913 in 2010
6 male births in 2010
Peak: 1993 (8 births)
Rury: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rury span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 24 babies were registered. Rury has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rury by Decade
How has Rury 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.
Rury by State
Rury + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rury as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rury: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rury?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Rury 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Rury a common name?
Rury is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rury most popular?
Rury reached peak popularity in 1993, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rury is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Rury was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Rury a male name?
Rury is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Rury have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Rury peaked in 1993, and the average living bearer is about 28 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Rury Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rury Smith, Rury Johnson, Rury 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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