Girl

Rue

ROO

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“A plant name with Old French roots, also meaning 'regret' in archaic English. Associated with Ophelia's flowers in Hamlet, carrying poetic melancholy.”

Popularity Over Time

Rue US popularity rank over timeRank 11449 in 2010 to rank 1237 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1237#6343#114491900192019401960198020002024

Rue is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinOld French

Syllables

1

Style

EtherealLiteraryNatureSoftMinimal

Famous Bearers

  • Rue (The Hunger Games)
  • Rue from Hamlet
  • Rue McClanahan (actress)

Collections

Literary Names → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong →

Similar Names

Rhea

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Rio

Portuguese Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Ivy

Old English Top 50

Iris

Greek Top 100

Poppy

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

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People Also Ask

A plant name with Old French roots, also meaning 'regret' in archaic English. Associated with Ophelia's flowers in Hamlet, carrying poetic melancholy.

Rue is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Rue works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Rue include Ivy, Iris, Poppy.