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Rue Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rue?

Ranking 4,305th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rue is rare.

Rue, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 1703, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1900.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 44 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rue in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2009.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rue occurred roughly during the years 2009-2012, and 2013-2017.

Sometimes the name Rue has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

How popular will Rue be?

The popularity trend for Rue has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Rue has risen.

The name Rue is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Rue (Girl)Rue (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 33 4,305 < 5 --
2017 44 3,527 6 11,911
2016 36 4,132 < 5 --
2015 27 5,089 < 5 --
2014 32 4,528 6 11,822
2013 27 5,110 < 5 --
2012 32 4,572 < 5 --
2011 13 9,043 < 5 --
2010 9 12,057 < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- < 5 --
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 6 9,447 < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- < 5 --
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 5 9,306 < 5 --
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
1969 < 5 -- < 5 --
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 < 5 -- 5 4,510
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
1962 8 5,208 < 5 --
1961 5 7,351 < 5 --
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 11 3,892 < 5 --
1957 5 6,859 8 3,213
1956 10 4,112 5 4,378
1955 6 5,710 < 5 --
1954 12 3,461 < 5 --
1953 8 4,528 8 3,101
1952 5 6,264 8 3,063
1951 6 5,313 7 3,312
1950 9 3,912 < 5 --
1949 7 4,593 < 5 --
1948 10 3,555 < 5 --
1947 6 5,195 < 5 --
1946 5 5,569 < 5 --
1945 < 5 -- 6 3,271
1944 7 4,005 < 5 --
1943 7 4,129 6 3,496
1942 8 3,681 < 5 --
1941 9 3,210 < 5 --
1940 5 4,919 < 5 --
1939 5 4,843 < 5 --
1938 9 3,143 < 5 --
1937 13 2,434 10 2,454
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 11 2,705 < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- 8 2,925
1933 5 4,761 9 2,699
1932 8 3,523 10 2,609
1931 6 4,265 8 3,053
1930 8 3,615 6 3,938
1929 8 3,644 < 5 --
1928 10 3,130 6 4,081
1927 7 4,213 10 2,876
1926 7 4,242 7 3,650
1925 12 2,919 < 5 --
1924 7 4,370 7 3,798
1923 10 3,320 7 3,759
1922 5 5,666 13 2,462
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 9 3,553 7 3,764
1919 < 5 -- 12 2,488
1918 6 4,735 13 2,373
1917 11 2,848 16 1,973
1916 5 5,043 10 2,702
1915 10 2,865 7 3,344
1914 < 5 -- < 5 --
1913 < 5 -- < 5 --
1912 9 2,116 < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 5 1,387
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 6 1,758 < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 7 1,703 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 5 1,776 5 1,240
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.