The baby name Rue is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ruː/ (ROO).
Rue is French in Origin.
The baby name Rue is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ruː/ (ROO).
Rue is French in Origin.
Rue is an English given name and surname, pronounced ROO. It matches both the verb to rue, from Old English hrēowan “regret,” and the herb name, from Latin ruta via Old French, tying it to themes of penitence and grace; Shakespeare’s Ophelia calls rue the “herb of grace.”
As a given name, Rue has been used for both sexes in the Anglophone world - sometimes short for Ruth or Reuben/Rubén - and drew wider notice via actress Rue McClanahan and the Hunger Games character. Today it aligns with concise, nature-forward choices. Variants and related forms include Roo and Ru (nicknames), Roux (French “red-haired,” a phonetic cousin), and Ruta/Rūta (Lithuanian/Polish from the same plant). Core meaning centers on the rue plant and its emblem of repentance, healing, and protection.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #273 | 13 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #729 | 188 | 8,487 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,052 | 90 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Rue is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!