Is Rue a boy or girl name?
Rue is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 188 girls and 17 boys were named Rue, so 91.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.9% of the 1,704 US babies named Rue were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,596
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,241
- Babies named Rue since 1896
- 1,704
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 205 babies
Boys and girls named Rue, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1900s | 5 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 1910s | 58 | 41 | 41.4% |
| 1920s | 57 | 75 | 56.8% |
| 1930s | 51 | 65 | 56% |
| 1940s | 12 | 64 | 84.2% |
| 1950s | 36 | 72 | 66.7% |
| 1960s | 5 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 1970s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 12 | 294 | 96.1% |
| 2020s | 68 | 742 | 91.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,596 | 188 | #1,241 |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,205 | 183 | #1,259 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,985 | 183 | #1,294 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,600 | 118 | #1,747 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,741 | 70 | #2,493 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,709 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,335 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,935 | 44 | #3,539 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,144 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,096 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,843 | 32 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,118 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,582 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,047 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,069 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,448 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,311 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,511 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,207 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,350 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,890 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,210 | 5 | #6,856 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,380 | 10 | #4,111 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,712 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,460 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,104 | 8 | #4,527 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,061 | 5 | #6,264 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,312 | 6 | #5,314 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,911 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,557 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,194 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,569 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,004 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,496 | 7 | #4,130 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,681 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,209 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,921 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,841 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,143 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,452 | 13 | #2,432 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,705 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,699 | 5 | #4,760 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,610 | 8 | #3,522 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,054 | 6 | #4,264 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,939 | 8 | #3,616 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,644 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,081 | 10 | #3,129 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,876 | 7 | #4,213 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,650 | 7 | #4,243 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,918 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,798 | 7 | #4,370 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,760 | 10 | #3,319 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,462 | 5 | #5,666 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,764 | 9 | #3,553 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,373 | 6 | #4,735 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,973 | 11 | #2,848 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,702 | 5 | #5,042 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,344 | 10 | #2,865 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,115 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,758 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,702 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,240 | 5 | #1,776 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rue reached #1,240 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #1,241 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rue
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.