Boys' name · since 1989
Rury
47 babies named Rury in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
47 boys have been named Rury since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rury has been recorded 47 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.
- #22,651 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 47 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rury ranks #22,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rury's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rury's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rury popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Rury by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (24 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Rury's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (51% of all-time use).
Rury by state
Where Rury concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 10.6% |
5 of 47 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rury's data
- Rury's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rurys (5 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 Rury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1989–2010 (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 Rury 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.