Larue
LaRue is a French topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French rue, with the definite article la. It literally means "the street" in French. It is a surname and sometime a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Larue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LaRue is a French topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French rue, with the definite article la. It literally means "the street" in French. It is a surname and sometime a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Larue
As a girl name
Larue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1893, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 148 Larues were born — ranking #590 that year. As of 2026, Larue ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Larues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Larue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 37 Larues were born — ranking #1,180 that year. As of 2026, Larue ranks #8,210 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Larues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Larue
Phonetically similar names — useful when Larue is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Leroux
- Laroux
- Laru
- Lry
- Lurry
- Laree
- Lra
- Lareau
- Lro
- Lri
- Learn
- Ler
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Larue
Larue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Larue's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #590. Use the chart and map above to compare Larue'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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