Ruger
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROO-ger
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #1,547 for boys
Ruger is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,547th for boys in the US (111 babies).
What does Ruger mean?
Germanic: German surname
Best known from Sturm, Ruger & Co., the American firearms maker co-founded by William B. Ruger in 1949.
Is Ruger a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruger is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 111 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruger in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,547among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 111about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 111 boys in the US were named Ruger, making it the 1,547th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,361st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 167 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Ruger in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ruger in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | #1,547 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,012 |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,650 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,589 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,372 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,361 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,271 |
| 2018 | 135 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 166 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,149 |
| 2015 | 138 | #1,287 |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,188 |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,405 |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,407 |
| 2011 | 94 | #1,620 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
Names like Ruger
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
River Ryker Ryder Karter Xander Adler Ledger Archer Iker Wilder Gunner Baker
Names related to Ruger
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruger: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruger, updated 20 October 2026.