Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rune*

#5,268 most common boys' name of all time · #13,077 across all names · 83% male / 17% female · used 2001–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#5,268
Rank overall
#13,077 of 105,966
First appeared
2001
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
861
Since 2016
604
Peak year
2025 #1,791
Best rank
#1,791 2025
Girls Boys peak 119/yr
2020

Rune first appears in 2001. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 29 90 119 #1,791
2024 20 82 102 #1,934
2023 19 62 81 #2,288
2022 17 65 82 #2,240
2021 9 35 44 #3,347
2020 15 34 49 #3,330
2019 9 29 38 #3,775
2018 8 37 45 #3,162
2017 25 25 #4,201
2016 19 19 #5,090
2015 7 22 29 #4,526
2014 5 20 25 #4,842
2013 5 17 22 #5,371
2012 18 18 #5,230
2011 5 12 17 #6,917
2010 17 17 #5,460
2009 16 16 #5,777
2008 10 10 #8,204
2007 7 7 #10,608
2006 17 17 #5,285
2005 15 15 #5,553
2004 21 21 #4,260
2003 18 18 #4,613
2002 17 17 #4,700
2001 8 8 #8,330