| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rud | Short form of Rudolf, related to 'fame' (often interpreted as 'famous wolf') | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rude | Derived from the element meaning 'fame' (by extension 'famous' or, via Rudolf, 'famous wolf') | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rudee | Derived from hrod (fame) + wulf (wolf) - "famous wolf" | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rudey | Famous wolf | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rudger | Famous spear | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rudin | Possibly 'red-haired' (Slavic) or related to the Germanic element meaning 'fame' (as in Rudolf). | Germanic, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Rudolf-Viktor | Renowned/famous wolf (Rudolf) + victor/conqueror (Viktor) | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rudolfe | Famous wolf | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rued | Fame-wolf (famous wolf) | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ruedi | From Rudolf: 'fame' (hruod) + 'wolf' (wulf) - 'famous wolf' | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ruepert | Bright fame | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ruland | Renowned or famous in the land | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ruomhildi | Likely 'famous in battle' or 'renowned warrior' | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Ruperta | Bright fame | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Rupetta | Bright fame | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Ruprat | Probably 'fame' + 'counsel' or 'bright fame' (cf. Rupert/Ruprecht) | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ruy | Famous ruler | Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Rychardt | Strong, brave ruler | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rychmundo | Counsel-protector (wise protector) | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ryckward | Powerful guardian | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rycward | Powerful guardian | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ryginald | Derived from elements meaning 'counsel' + 'rule' - roughly 'counsel-ruler' or 'ruler's advisor' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ryginaldo | Counsel + rule - 'ruler's advisor' or 'king's counselor' | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rykard | Brave or powerful ruler | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rynold | From ragin (counsel) + wald/walt (rule): 'wise ruler' or 'ruler's counselor'. | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saewald | Sea‑ruler - literally ‘sea’ + ‘rule/power’ (ruler or power of the sea) | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saxe | Saxon; from Saxony; 'man of the Saxons' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saxen | Variant of 'Saxon' meaning 'person of the Saxons' (from Old English seax 'knife' or 'short sword') | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saxona | Of the Saxons; from Saxony | English, Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Scafer | Shepherd, herdsman | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Schu | Typically a short form of Schuyler, which is associated with 'scholar'; in East Asian contexts corresponds to various characters whose meanings vary (e.g., 'comfortable', 'discipline', 'book', 'uncle'), depending on the character. | Dutch, Germanic | Unisex | — | |
| Seegar | Victory spear / victorious spear | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seewal | Sea ruler (compound of elements meaning 'sea' + 'rule/power') | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Segar | Likely 'victory-spear' (Germanic) - alternatively a variant of 'Sagar' meaning 'ocean'. | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seibert | Bright victory | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seibirt | Likely from elements sigi 'victory' + berht 'bright' - 'victory-bright' or 'bright victory' | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seibyrt | Victory + bright - 'bright victory' or 'victorious and famed' | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seiward | Likely 'sea-guardian' (Old English sǣweard) or, in related Germanic forms, 'victory-guardian' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Selmah | Safe, peaceful, secure | Arabic, Germanic, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Selmar | Probably 'blessed/famous' or 'hall‑famous' (from sel- 'blessed/hall' + -mar 'famous') | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Selwine | Friend of the hall | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Serhilda | Derived from the element hild meaning 'battle'; can be read as 'battle-maiden' or, if the prefix implies 'victory', 'victorious battle'. | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Serihilde | Likely 'serene/peaceful battle' or 'peaceful warrior' (interpreting 'Seri-' as 'serene') | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Serilda | Likely contains the element -hild meaning "battle" - roughly "battle-maiden" or "armed for battle"; the prefix is uncertain. | Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Seybyrt | Victory-bright (bright victory) | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Siegfrid | Victory and peace | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Sieghart | From the elements sigu/sieg 'victory' + hart 'strong, hardy' - 'victory-strong' or 'victorious and hardy'. | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Sigebert | Bright victory | Germanic, Old English, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Siger | Victory; victorious | Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Sigered | Victory counsel | Germanic, Old English | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Germanic-origin name in our dataset.
