Ru
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Ru by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ru.
What we can tell you about Ru
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ru. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ru
Names that are said the same way as Ru, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.