Girls' name · since 1915
Runelle
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Runelle, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Runelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 38 have been recorded since 1915.
Runelle has 38 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1941.
- #38,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runelle ranks #38,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Runelle's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Runelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Runelle's full recorded timeline at 1928, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Runelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1941
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Runelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Runelle's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Runelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (42% of all-time use).
Runelle by state
Where Runelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 26.3% |
10 of 38 births nationwide.
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What to do with Runelle's data
- Runelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Runelles (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Runelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1915–1941 (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 Runelle 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.