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Rus

/ˈɹʌs/ · 89% girls · 17 born in 2025

Rus has been given to about 103 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹʌs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 101
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2025 · 17
  • Born in 202517
  • All time103

How popular is Rus?

Its best year was 2025, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 6779th. The typical living American called Rus is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ruth0.53
  2. Ruby0.53
  3. Venus0.47
  4. Rubi0.45

Middle names for Rus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rus Alice0.78
  2. Rus Iris0.77
  3. Rus Opal0.77
  4. Rus Ivy0.77
  5. Rus Noelle0.77
  6. Rus Belle0.77

Sibling names for Rus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.82
  2. Matheobrother · 0.81
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.81
  4. Elowensister · 0.81
  5. Alarasister · 0.81
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.79

Where Rus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rus Evans0.73
  2. Rus Edwards0.73
  3. Rus Anderson0.73
  4. Rus Allen0.73
  5. Rus Adams0.73
  6. Rus Wilson0.69

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 Rus

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

Rus across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.