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Rutger

/ˈɹʌtɡɚ/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Rutger has been given to about 274 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹʌtɡɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 255
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rutger per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 23
  • Born in 20255
  • All time274

How popular is Rutger?

Its best year was 1993, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 3018th. The typical living American called Rutger is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Rutger

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Luther0.75
  2. Roger0.68
  3. Hunter0.62
  4. Tucker0.62
  5. Gunner0.62
  6. Turner0.62
  7. Buster0.62
  8. Rodger0.58

Middle names for Rutger

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rutger Paul0.77
  2. Rutger John0.77
  3. Rutger Blake0.76
  4. Rutger Wade0.76
  5. Rutger Quinn0.76
  6. Rutger Jude0.76

Sibling names for Rutger

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.68
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.67
  3. Alejandrasister · 0.67
  4. Brianasister · 0.66
  5. Daltonbrother · 0.65
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.63

Where Rutger is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rutger Anderson0.77
    2. Rutger White0.72
    3. Rutger Nguyen0.72
    4. Rutger Moore0.72
    5. Rutger Hill0.72
    6. Rutger Hall0.72

    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 Rutger

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.