Meaning and history
Rue is a name derived from the bitter medicinal herb of the same name, ultimately from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte), and it is also sometimes used as a short form of Ruth.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 13 births, rank #8,614
2012: 32 births, rank #4,486
2013: 27 births, rank #5,013
2014: 32 births, rank #4,455
2015: 27 births, rank #4,981
20162016: 36 births, rank #4,083
2017: 44 births, rank #3,479
2018: 33 births, rank #4,237
2019: 41 births, rank #3,665
2020: 70 births, rank #2,468
20212021: 118 births, rank #1,739
2022: 183 births, rank #1,292
2023: 184 births, rank #1,253
2024: 188 births, rank #1,240
20252025: 169 births, rank #1,318
In 2025, 169 babies were recorded with the name Rue, ranking #1,318 among girls.