Ruslan
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Azerbaijani / Bashkir / Belarusian / Chechen / Ingush / Kazakh / Kyrgyz / Ossetian / Russian / Tatar / Turkish / Ukrainian / Uzbek ◈ 2 syllables
"Lion Man"

From Azerbaijani / Bashkir / Belarusian / Chechen / Ingush / Kazakh / Kyrgyz / Ossetian / Russian / Tatar / Turkish / Ukrainian / Uzbek

Lion Man Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Ruslan at a glance
MeaningLion Man
OriginAzerbaijani / Bashkir / Belarusian / Chechen / Ingush / Kazakh / Kyrgyz / Ossetian / Russian / Tatar / Turkish / Ukrainian / Uzbek
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#4415
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Origin & history of Ruslan
1
Azerbaijani / Bashkir / Belarusian / Chechen / Ingush / Kazakh / Kyrgyz / Ossetian / Russian / Tatar / Turkish / Ukrainian / Uzbek roots
Ruslan comes from the Azerbaijani / Bashkir / Belarusian / Chechen / Ingush / Kazakh / Kyrgyz / Ossetian / Russian / Tatar / Turkish / Ukrainian / Uzbek tradition, meaning Lion Man.
How popular is Ruslan?
2018 peak year
Ruslan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1992. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2018, 29 babies received the name (ranked #3775). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4415), with roughly 24 babies named Ruslan each year. Ruslan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 590 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,775)
24 Avg. per year
(last decade)
240 Total registrations
last 10 years
590 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #4,415) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Ruslan
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
R9
U3
S1
L3
A1
N5
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
Personality of Ruslan
🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
🌿
Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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