Is Ruel a boy or girl name?

Ruel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,926 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Ruel

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Ruel was most popular in 1915, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,789 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,926 people named Ruel.

Ruel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ruel’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ruel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ruel is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 1,926 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org