MallowbyNames

Ruan

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 1983. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)
#8,910
Babies named in 2025
8
Peak popularity
2022
2025 frequency
1 in 213,510 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Holding steady

Holding steady, #8,910 for boys today.

Popularity of Ruan since 1983

Babies named Ruan per year in U.S. Social Security records.

37101990200020102020Most births 2022Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1980s15
1990s0
2000s13
2010s9
2020s46

Ruan” around the world

Where Ruan lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • Ireland

    5

    babies in 2025

Sources: CSO Ireland (Ireland).

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