Rui
Boy · ROO-ee · Germanic
Rui is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Rui mean?
Germanic: Portuguese short form of Rodrigo
“famous ruler”
Began in Portugal as a medieval short form of Rodrigo (Roderick); in Chinese and Japanese, Rui is a separate name.
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Is Rui a girl's or a boy's name?
Rui is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 49 boys in the US.
How popular is Rui in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Rui, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 28 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Rui in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 16% of the babies named Rui in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Rui in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
How popular is Rui in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,641among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 129% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Rui, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 62 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967. 10 girls were also named Rui in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rui in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Rui in the US were girls.
Rui in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
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