Ruslan
A boys’ name of Turkic origin, meaning lion; from Russian literary tradition.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ruslan by the numbers
Ruslan was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruslan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rustinrusty-hued or reddish; a form of Rusty43 in the US (2017)
- Roshanshining or luminous12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rustonrusty stone or reddish settlement28 in the US (2017)
- Rolanfamous land; a form of Roland24 in the US (2017)
- Ruhanspiritual or ethereal; from ruh meaning spirit15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rustynrustic; form of Rustin8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Ruslan, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ruslan
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