Rus
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Rus by the numbers
Rus was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 1960, making it a 1960s name.
What we can tell you about Rus
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 Rus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Rus
Names that are said the same way as Rus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Russred; diminutive of Russell or Rusty7 in the US (2017)