Jrue
Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick.
Meaning & Origin of Jrue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick.
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The Story of Jrue
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jrue as a girl name dates back to 2012, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 75 newborns named Jrue — #2,410 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 79% of all recorded Jrues. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,410 among girl names with 75 births, rising sharply (+195% over the past five years). In total, more than 471 Jrues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jrue on the record books as a boy name in 2009, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 311 Jrues were born — ranking #815 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Jrues. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #815 among boy names with 311 births, rising sharply (+149% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Jrues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jrue
Jrue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jrue's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #815. Use the chart and map above to compare Jrue's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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