Masculine dossier · first seen 1993
Ruger
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
167
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Ruger
How many people are named Ruger?
An estimated 2,333 living Americans are named Ruger.
How rare is Ruger?
Ruger is uncommon among babies today, with 111 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 33.5% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Ruger?
The median age of a living American named Ruger is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 14 years old.
Is Ruger still popular?
Not especially. Ruger has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 111 births in 2025.
Where is Ruger most common?
Ruger has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 8.9× more often than the national baseline.
1993Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
33.5%
2025
111
All-time
2,356
Where it lives now
Ruger is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 8.9× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Utah and Missouri.
States where Ruger is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.