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Rue

/ˈɹu/ · 83% girls, 17% boys · 179 born in 2025

Rue has been given to about 1,884 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹu/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,533
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rue per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 205
  • Born in 2025179
  • All time1,884
  • England & Wales, 2025#734 · 68

How popular is Rue?

Its best year was 2024, when 205 babies were given the name, ranking 1241st. The typical living American called Rue is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Rue

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. True0.81
  2. Sue0.75
  3. Lue0.75
  4. Larue0.65
  5. Rubye0.64
  6. Rae0.61
  7. Ruben0.60
  8. Russell0.57

Middle names for Rue

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rue Noelle0.83
  2. Rue Catherine0.80
  3. Rue Frances0.80
  4. Rue Belle0.80
  5. Rue Josephine0.80
  6. Rue Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Rue

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Xylasister · 0.97
  2. Izaelbrother · 0.97
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.97
  4. Kailanysister · 0.96
  5. Asaiahbrother · 0.96
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.96

Where Rue is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.03%
  2. Maryland0.01%
  3. Kentucky0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Minnesota0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rue Wilson0.75
  2. Rue Williams0.75
  3. Rue Walker0.75
  4. Rue Turner0.75
  5. Rue Torres0.75
  6. Rue Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rue

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rue across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.