Rune
A unisex name of Old Norse origin, meaning secret or whisper; carved letter or symbol.
Rune by the numbers
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Rune. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rune. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rueregret or sorrow; also a herb50 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rune
Names that are said the same way as Rune, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ruhn4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rune
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