Ruan
Ruan is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Ruan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ruan is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Ruan
Ruan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 10 births, good for #7,764 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Ruans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 75 Ruans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ruan
Ruan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Ruan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Ruan'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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