Total births
18
Boys' name · since 1914
Rural
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Rural, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 1914–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
18 boys have been named Rural since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rural has 18 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1926.
- 18 total births
- 1914–1926 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
18 boys have been named Rural since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.
- 18
- total births
- 1914–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Rural was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rural in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Rural's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rural's full recorded timeline at 1921, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rural at a glance
Last recorded 1926Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Rural popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1926
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Rural by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Rural's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Rural births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rural? ▼
Rural has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 7 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
When was Rural most popular? ▼
Rural was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Rural been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rural since 1914 -- 13 years through the most recent 1926 data.
What names are similar to Rural? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rury, Rurik. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rural: Baby Name Since 1914 - 18 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rural. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rural 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 June 2026.