Is Ruger a boy or girl name?
Ruger is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 75 boys were named Ruger, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 2,256 US babies named Ruger were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,034
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ruger since 1993
- 2,256
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 173 babies
Boys and girls named Ruger, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,365 | 6 | #14,790 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 135 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 166 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,153 | 6 | #15,874 |
| 2015 | 138 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 94 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,755 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,847 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,262 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,205 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,902 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,886 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,433 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,604 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,458 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ruger reached #1,148 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #14,790 in 2020. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ruger
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.