Boys' name · since 1913
Rual
Rual has 178 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
178 boys have been named Rual since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rual recorded 178 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1988.
- #13,690 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 178 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rual ranks #13,690 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rual's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Rual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rual splits its recorded history at 1932: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1988
- Peak year (1927)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Rual by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (61 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Rual's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 61 births (34% of all-time use).
Rual by state
Where Rual concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 178 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rual's data
- Rual's decade-level peak was the 1920s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Ruals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rual: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rual draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.