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Ruslan

Boy

Meaning of Ruslan: Turkic: 'lion'

Ruslan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3462nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3462

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

622

First recorded 1992 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Ruslan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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