Recorded 1915–1941 Girls' name Peak 1924 38 births

Runelle — girls' name

38 babies named Runelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s111940s6
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Runelle was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

6 babies were named Runelle in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Runelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Runelle between 1915 and 1941, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Runelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Runelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Runelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Runelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Runelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Runelle at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

38

Since 1915

27 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1915

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1941

Runelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1915

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1941193119301928192419201915 5

Runelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 42% of Runelle's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s111940s6

Runelle by state

Where Runelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Runelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 26.3%
Georgia share of Runelle's total US births 26.3%

10 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Runelle?
38 babies have been named Runelle since 1915. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
When was Runelle most popular?
Runelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Runelle most popular?
The top states for the name Runelle are Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Runelle been used?
Runelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 27 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Runelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Runa, Runell, Rune, Runette, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.