Rual
Rual Holt Yarbrough was an American five-string banjo player who worked with some of the most famous bluegrass musicians.
Meaning & Origin of Rual
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rual Holt Yarbrough was an American five-string banjo player who worked with some of the most famous bluegrass musicians.
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The Story of Rual
The earliest SSA record of Rual as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Rual — #2,193 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Ruals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1988 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 178 Ruals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Rual most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States27%
- South Africa25%
- Spain19%
- Mexico19%
- PE10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rual
Rual is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 178 births in the dataset. Rual's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Rual'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.