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Origin & history of Rui1
Germanic / Portuguese roots
Rui comes from the Germanic / Portuguese tradition, meaning Famous ruler, fame and power.
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How popular is Rui?
2024
peak year
Today, Rui is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4203), with only about 36 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 62 babies were given the name (ranked #2297 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Rui has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 913 babies have been registered as Rui since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
62
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,297)
(ranked #2,297)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
913
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rui3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
R9
U3
I9
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Rui✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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