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Girl name

Runette

100% girls · last recorded 1963

Runette has been given to about 117 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1935, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 60
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Runette per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1935 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time117

How popular is Runette?

Its best year was 1935, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 3128th. The typical living American called Runette is about 78 years old today.

Names that sound like Runette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Suzette0.76
  2. Annette0.71
  3. Lynette0.71
  4. Janette0.71
  5. Nanette0.71
  6. Danette0.71
  7. Lanette0.71
  8. Linette0.71

Middle names for Runette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Runette Marie0.87
  2. Runette Grace0.87
  3. Runette Jane0.87
  4. Runette Louise0.87
  5. Runette June0.86
  6. Runette Claire0.86

Sibling names for Runette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.63
  2. Mavissister · 0.59
  3. Winonasister · 0.59
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.58
  5. Louiebrother · 0.57
  6. Otisbrother · 0.56

Where Runette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Runette Nguyen0.82
    2. Runette Moore0.82
    3. Runette Hill0.82
    4. Runette Hall0.82
    5. Runette Brown0.82
    6. Runette Young0.79

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Runette

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.