Ruel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Ruel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,377 for boy births in the United States (and #13,435 across all names), given to 14 babies. Ruel first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1915 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,377 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,658 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,146 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,190 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,576 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,667 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,586 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,521 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,557 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,505 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,559 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,631 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,541 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,639 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,481 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,091 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,939 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,442 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,472 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,518 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,161 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,095 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,661 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,204 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #9,043 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,315 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,853 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,648 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,571 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,434 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #4,137 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | — | #4,479 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,087 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,359 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #4,073 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,652 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,180 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,836 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,252 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,102 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,434 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,775 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,634 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,795 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | — | #3,228 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,694 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | — | #3,522 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,557 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,532 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | — | #2,715 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,270 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,439 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,200 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,635 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,277 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #3,008 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,873 |
| 1960 | 17 | — | — | #2,024 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | — | #2,076 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,078 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #2,033 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | — | #2,194 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | — | #2,485 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | — | #1,960 |
| 1950 | 23 | — | — | #1,568 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | — | #2,010 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,571 |
| 1936 | 30 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | — | #1,905 |
| 1934 | 26 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1933 | 37 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | — | #1,380 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1930 | 31 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1929 | 32 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1928 | 28 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1927 | 42 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1926 | 33 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1925 | 46 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1924 | 47 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1923 | 38 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1920 | 30 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1917 | 29 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1916 | 32 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1915 | 49 | — | — | #890 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1913 | 29 | — | #3,623 | #1,043 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #913 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #726 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #980 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #939 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #697 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #941 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,069 |