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Rue

Rue holds the #1318 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 169 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2468 in 2020 to #1318 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#1240 nationally, 188 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1896. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#361 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1318
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1240
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
169
girls named Rue

Rue popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#1240 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Rue is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NH—Washington: #732 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#732Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025CT—California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: #361 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)UT#361Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025MO—Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025VA—Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Rue in 2025TX—Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#361), Maryland (#731), Kentucky (#744)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rue in the most recent year of SSA data.

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