Rune
24% girls · 76% boys
About Rune
Runes are symbols in ancient Germanic alphabets. They are often viewed as mysterious and therefore as a name, Rune imparts a feeling of folkloric mystery. As intriguing as that might be, the homonym ruin creates a lot of teasing potential.
Rune for boys#1789 US
Name with connotations both mystical and tragic, newly popular in Europe. For English speakers, though, this name might be ruined by its homonym ruin.
Pronounced ROON.
As of October 2026, Rune ranked #4734 for girls and #1789 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #508 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #4,828 | 20 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,518 | 22 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #4,208 | 25 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,158 | 37 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,782 | 29 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,330 | 34 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,347 | 35 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,234 | 65 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,288 | 62 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,925 | 82 |
| 2025 | #4,734 | 29 | #1,789 | 90 |
World rankings
Rune for boys
Similar names
These 40 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Rune.
Similar girl names
Similar boy names
Rune on lists
Famous Runes
- Rune VeltaBoy
Norwegian ski jumper
- Rune TemteBoy
Norwegian actor
- Rune Torstein KiddeBoy
Danish writer and illustrator
- Björn Rune BorgBoy
Swedish tennis player
Rune in pop culture
- RuneGirl
character in Jeffery Deaver novel "Manhattan is My Beat"
- RuneBoy
a spell or incantation
- RuneBoy
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls." His name is a topic of discussion, usually disdainfully.
- RuneBoy
female character in Aphmau's YouTube series "Dreams of Estorra"
- RunescapeBoy
popular Java,based RPG
- "Rune Factory"Boy
video game series by XSEED games