Unisex name · since 2001
Rune
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 713 babies named Rune, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 713
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rune currently ranks #1791 among unisex names in America, with 713 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Rune recorded 713 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #1791 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 713 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rune ranks #6,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 713 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 713
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rune's 713 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rune compares
713 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rune's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rune | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 713 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rune's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rune's full recorded timeline at 2013, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rune popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Rune popularity over time - girls
148 total births recorded since 2011 (Rune as girls' name)
Rune by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (368 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Rune's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rune births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 368 births (52% of all-time use).
How Rune compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rune's total volume
Rune by state
Where Rune concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Washington | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.7% |
52 of 713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Runes (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rune: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Rune 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.