Ruey
The Story of Ruey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ruey as a girl name dates back to 1885, when 6 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Ruey — #4,027 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Ruey on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ruey last appeared in the published SSA data in 1955, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 80 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ruey as a boy name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Ruey — #4,286 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Ruey on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ruey last appeared in the published SSA data in 1945, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ruey
Ruey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Ruey's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #4,027. Use the chart and map above to compare Ruey'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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