NameTides

Rune

Rune was the #1,778 boys' name in the US in 2025 (90 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Rune as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rune as a boy’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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Rune as a boy’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.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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#1,778 (90)#1,124 (26)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,921 (82)#1,460 (18)#2,062 (9)
2023#2,277 (62)#1,800 (13)#2,921 (5)
2022#2,217 (65)#1,609 (15)#2,810 (5)
2021#3,297 (35)#2,125 (10)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,274 (34)#2,228 (9)—
2019#3,716 (29)#2,104 (10)#2,756 (5)
2018#3,106 (37)#4,749 (3)—
2017#4,105 (25)#3,449 (5)#2,762 (5)
2016#4,943 (19)#4,810 (3)—
2015#4,407 (22)#4,747 (3)—
2014#4,702 (20)#4,632 (3)—
2013#5,171 (17)#4,685 (3)—
2012#5,035 (18)——
2011#6,578 (12)——

Rune as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Rune as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rune as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#4,661 (29)#4,201 (5)
2024#5,962 (20)#4,844 (4)
2023#6,169 (19)—
2022#6,707 (17)—
2021#10,292 (9)—
2020#7,212 (15)#5,493 (3)
2019#10,473 (9)—
2018#11,427 (8)—
2015#13,006 (7)—
2014#16,513 (5)—
2013#16,547 (5)—
2011#16,764 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,778.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2001.
  • In 2025, 24% of US babies named Rune were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 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 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 56,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rune is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rune by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: 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: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: 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: #875VAMaryland: 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: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rune (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RuneCanadaBoys#2,0959
RuneEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
RuneEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
RuneNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RuneUSGirls#4,66129
RuneUSBoys#1,77890