Is Rune a boy or girl name?

Rune is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.2% were girls and 82.8% were boys.

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Rune

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Rune was most popular in 2025, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,143 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,143, with 119 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Rune.

Rune over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rune’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rune a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rune is mostly a boy’s name — 17.2% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 82.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rune

Where Rune is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.6×

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