Ruel

Given to 1,926 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +43% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#6143

recorded as boys

1,114 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 14

Peak year

1903

11 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,926

since 1882

Born a Ruel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ruel was most popular in 1903, when 11 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 14 babies were named Ruel, ranking #6143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	14	6143
2024	<5	—	11	7257
2023	<5	—	10	7738
2022	<5	—	10	7768
2021	<5	—	7	9714
2020	<5	—	5	12022
2019	<5	—	8	8889
2018	<5	—	11	7136
2017	<5	—	7	9696
2016	<5	—	8	8816
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	13	6307
2013	<5	—	9	8118
2012	<5	—	7	9709
2011	<5	—	9	8079
2010	<5	—	11	7087
2009	<5	—	5	12491
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	8	8299
2004	<5	—	12	6138
2003	<5	—	8	7831
2002	<5	—	9	7055
2001	<5	—	8	7536
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	6	8704
1998	<5	—	10	5840
1997	<5	—	6	8110
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	9	5928
1994	<5	—	8	6372
1993	<5	—	13	4447
1992	<5	—	10	5236
1991	<5	—	10	5096
1990	<5	—	14	3971
1989	<5	—	12	4271
1988	<5	—	6	6426
1987	<5	—	8	4968
1986	<5	—	11	3882
1985	<5	—	7	5147
1984	<5	—	6	5561
1983	<5	—	8	4499
1982	<5	—	6	5619
1981	<5	—	6	5468
1980	<5	—	9	4134
1979	<5	—	8	4403
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	<5	—	10	3606
1976	<5	—	12	3095
1975	<5	—	7	4309
1974	<5	—	10	3318
1973	<5	—	9	3445
1972	<5	—	9	3344
1971	<5	—	15	2464
1970	<5	—	13	2621
1969	<5	—	9	3062
1968	<5	—	16	2030
1967	<5	—	15	2030
1966	<5	—	12	2327
1965	<5	—	8	2982
1964	<5	—	11	2546
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	9	2848
1961	<5	—	10	2706
1960	<5	—	17	1973
1959	<5	—	15	2111
1958	<5	—	13	2265
1957	<5	—	16	2019
1956	<5	—	16	2015
1955	<5	—	16	1979
1954	<5	—	14	2114
1953	<5	—	15	2038
1952	<5	—	11	2376
1951	<5	—	16	1904
1950	<5	—	23	1538
1949	<5	—	15	1941
1948	<5	—	15	1943
1947	<5	—	17	1850
1946	<5	—	25	1409
1945	<5	—	17	1633
1944	<5	—	19	1574
1943	<5	—	14	1986
1942	<5	—	22	1496
1941	<5	—	17	1685
1940	<5	—	19	1573
1939	<5	—	30	1194
1938	<5	—	21	1476
1937	<5	—	20	1528
1936	<5	—	30	1205
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	<5	—	26	1323
1933	<5	—	37	1078
1932	<5	—	26	1356
1931	<5	—	24	1427
1930	<5	—	31	1283
1929	<5	—	32	1237
1928	<5	—	28	1382
1927	<5	—	42	1098
1926	<5	—	33	1264
1925	<5	—	46	1012
1924	<5	—	47	1032
1923	<5	—	38	1157
1922	<5	—	38	1158
1921	<5	—	38	1159
1920	<5	—	30	1323
1919	<5	—	34	1207
1918	<5	—	29	1313
1917	<5	—	29	1264
1916	<5	—	32	1157
1915	<5	—	49	879
1914	<5	—	28	1073
1913	5	3187	24	1023
1912	<5	—	21	1000
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	8	1193
1909	<5	—	9	1020
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	7	1094
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	7	1002
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	11	696
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	7	885
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	10	650
1892	<5	—	7	861
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	5	921
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years