NameTides

Rui

Rui was the #2,641 boys' name in the US in 2025 (49 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Rui as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rui as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rui as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,641 (49)#1,466 (18)——#1,642 (13)
2024#2,288 (62)#1,460 (18)#727 (3)—#1,764 (11)
2023#2,737 (47)#1,139 (25)——#1,342 (15)
2022#2,962 (42)#1,224 (22)#522 (5)—#1,895 (9)
2021#3,362 (34)#1,448 (17)——#2,260 (7)
2020#3,570 (30)#2,228 (9)——#2,431 (6)
2019#4,639 (21)#1,506 (16)#701 (3)#764 (3)—
2018#5,106 (18)#1,786 (13)#704 (3)—#2,403 (6)
2017#6,338 (13)#1,812 (13)——#2,198 (7)
2016#5,124 (18)#1,804 (13)——#1,683 (10)
2015#4,890 (19)#1,442 (17)——#1,816 (9)
2014#4,866 (19)#1,370 (18)——#1,936 (8)
2013#4,981 (18)#1,247 (20)——#2,086 (7)
2012#7,559 (10)#1,367 (18)——#1,257 (15)
2011#3,792 (27)#1,342 (18)——#1,399 (13)

Rui as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rui as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Rui as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#9,457 (10)——
2024#10,271 (9)#4,844 (4)—
2023#13,462 (6)#5,688 (3)—
2022#8,542 (12)——
2021#9,562 (10)——
2020#12,142 (7)#3,899 (5)—
2019#9,112 (11)——
2016#16,215 (5)——
2014——#2,374 (8)
2013#16,547 (5)—#2,888 (6)
2012—#4,838 (4)#2,601 (7)
2011—#5,785 (3)—
2009#17,294 (5)#5,556 (3)#3,320 (5)
2008——#2,524 (7)
2007——#3,137 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #2,288.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.
  • In 2025, 17% of US babies named Rui were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rui is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rui by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rui (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Rui (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RuiCanadaGirls—too few
RuiCanadaBoys#1,64213
RuiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
RuiEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
RuiIrelandBoys—too few
RuiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RuiScotlandBoys—too few
RuiUSGirls#9,45710
RuiUSBoys#2,64149