Rue*
#4,641 most common girls' name of all time · #7,895 across all names · 17% male / 83% female · used 1896–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#4,641
Rank overall
#7,895 of 105,966
First appeared
1896
Years on the list
68 of 146
All-time
1,884
Since 2016
1,150
Peak year
2024 #1,241
Best rank
#1,241 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 205/yr
Rue first appears in 1896. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | 10 | 179 | #1,318 |
| 2024 | 188 | 17 | 205 | #1,241 |
| 2023 | 184 | 12 | 196 | #1,253 |
| 2022 | 183 | 20 | 203 | #1,292 |
| 2021 | 118 | 13 | 131 | #1,741 |
| 2020 | 70 | 6 | 76 | #2,471 |
| 2019 | 41 | — | 41 | #3,676 |
| 2018 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,254 |
| 2017 | 44 | 6 | 50 | #3,482 |
| 2016 | 36 | — | 36 | #4,092 |
| 2015 | 27 | — | 27 | #4,997 |
| 2014 | 32 | 6 | 38 | #4,463 |
| 2013 | 27 | — | 27 | #5,024 |
| 2012 | 32 | — | 32 | #4,502 |
| 2011 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,651 |
| 2010 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,292 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,648 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,447 |
| 1964 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1962 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,927 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,672 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | 11 | #3,788 |
| 1957 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #6,209 |
| 1956 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #3,962 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,313 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,380 |
| 1953 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #4,311 |
| 1952 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #5,689 |
| 1951 | 6 | 7 | 13 | #4,939 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,726 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,312 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,418 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,856 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,085 |
| 1945 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,773 |
| 1943 | 7 | 6 | 13 | #3,894 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,524 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,092 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,505 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,406 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,020 |
| 1937 | 13 | 10 | 23 | #2,378 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,636 |
| 1934 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #4,347 |
| 1932 | 8 | 10 | 18 | #3,364 |
| 1931 | 6 | 8 | 14 | #3,944 |
| 1930 | 8 | 6 | 14 | #3,442 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,482 |
| 1928 | 10 | 6 | 16 | #3,016 |
| 1927 | 7 | 10 | 17 | #3,973 |
| 1926 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #3,989 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,846 |
| 1924 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1923 | 10 | 7 | 17 | #3,199 |
| 1922 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #5,124 |
| 1920 | 9 | 7 | 16 | #3,408 |
| 1919 | — | 12 | 12 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | 13 | 19 | #4,401 |
| 1917 | 11 | 16 | 27 | #2,769 |
| 1916 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #4,542 |
| 1915 | 10 | 7 | 17 | #2,773 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,077 |
| 1906 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,748 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,702 |
| 1896 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #1,812 |