Rui is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 62 boys in the United States.
Rui belongs to the Portuguese and Japanese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Rui first appears in Social Security records in 1967. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2106 in 1971, and in 2024 62 babies received the name — 838 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Rui is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Rui is a boy name. In 2024, 62 babies received the name in the US.
Rui comes from the Portuguese and Japanese tradition.
Rui first appears in US records in 1967. Its best-ever ranking was #2106 in 1971, and 62 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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