Rue is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Rue is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,324 among girls (169) and #8,119 among boys (10) — overall #2,385 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | 179 | #1,324 | #8,119 |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | #1,241 | #5,610 |
| 2023 | 196 | 196 | #1,254 | #7,212 |
| 2022 | 203 | 203 | #1,294 | #4,986 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | #1,747 | #6,603 |
| 2020 | 76 | 76 | #2,493 | #11,748 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | #3,709 | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #4,336 | — |
| 2017 | 50 | 50 | #3,541 | #11,938 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #4,144 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #5,096 | — |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | #4,534 | #11,844 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #5,118 | — |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #4,582 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #9,050 | — |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #12,071 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,448 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,309 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,511 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #5,208 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,349 | — |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,890 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #6,856 | #3,210 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #4,112 | #4,381 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,712 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,460 | — |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #4,526 | #3,104 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #6,263 | #3,061 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #5,313 | #3,312 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,911 | — |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,594 | — |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #3,556 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #5,194 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,569 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,273 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #4,004 | — |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #4,130 | #3,496 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,681 | — |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,209 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,921 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,841 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,143 | — |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #2,432 | #2,452 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | #2,705 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,924 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #4,760 | #2,699 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #3,522 | #2,610 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #4,264 | #3,054 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | #3,616 | #3,939 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,643 | — |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #3,130 | #4,081 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | #4,213 | #2,876 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #4,243 | #3,650 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,918 | — |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #4,370 | #3,798 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #3,319 | #3,760 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #5,666 | #2,462 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #3,553 | #3,764 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | #4,735 | #2,373 |
| 1917 | 27 | — | #2,848 | #1,973 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #5,042 | #2,702 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #2,865 | #3,344 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #2,115 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,758 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,702 | — |
| 1896 | 10 | — | #1,776 | #1,240 |