Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Jrue

Gender Unisex · 17% girls Rank 2025 #817 Trend ↑ Rising 185%
Rank 2025
#817
among boys · ↑81 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
379
named Jrue · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,619
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
379 babies
All-time total
2,300
#3,413 all-time among boys
First recorded
2009
in Social Security records

Jrue popularity over time

2,300 babies have been named Jrue since 2009, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s – 12 12 1 – #7,019
2010s 101 506 607 61 +4958% #1,718
2020s (to 2025) 301 1,380 1,681 280 +362% #817

Where Jrue is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 362 0.21 outside top 500
2027 420 0.25 outside top 500
2028 476 0.28 outside top 500
2029 530 0.31 outside top 500
2030 580 0.34 outside top 500

Where Jrue is most popular

Boys named Jrue per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.146 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, District of Columbia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jrue born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 83 0.811 +456%
District of Columbia 7 0.474 +225%
Maryland 45 0.377 +159%
Alabama 40 0.366 +151%
Georgia 77 0.304 +108%
South Carolina 26 0.252 +72%
Texas 200 0.227 +56%
North Carolina 54 0.211 +45%
Arkansas 12 0.190 +30%
Missouri 26 0.188 +29%
Tennessee 33 0.183 +25%
Oklahoma 16 0.181 +24%
Illinois 45 0.176 +21%
Ohio 46 0.174 +19%
Virginia 31 0.163 +12%
Florida 71 0.150 ≈ national
Michigan 29 0.142 ≈ national
Arizona 21 0.128 -12%
Indiana 18 0.112 -23%
Wisconsin 13 0.110 -25%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -28%
Pennsylvania 27 0.102 -30%
Kentucky 10 0.100 -32%
California 76 0.083 -43%
New Jersey 16 0.079 -46%
New York 20 0.046 -68%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jrue

Jrue is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #817 in 2025 with 304 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2009, 2,300 American babies have been named Jrue, about 83% boys and 17% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 379 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jrue stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jrue?

The median living Jrue is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 2,300 people named Jrue are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jrue year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 75 #2,392 304 #817
2024 59 #2,839 264 #898
2023 65 #2,682 257 #906
2022 51 #3,190 254 #909
2021 33 #4,282 181 #1,126
2020 18 #6,470 120 #1,441
2019 21 #5,882 92 #1,718
2018 22 #5,687 88 #1,755
2017 14 #8,056 73 #1,964
2016 11 #9,723 41 #2,908
2015 8 #12,361 40 #2,941
2014 8 #12,456 25 #4,065
2013 8 #12,540 62 #2,151
2012 9 #11,709 52 #2,429
2011 – – 22 #4,431
2010 – – 11 #7,317
2009 – – 12 #7,019
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Famous people named Jrue

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jrue Holiday Jrue Holiday American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jrue, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jrue?

The median living Jrue is about 3 years old. Half of all living Jrues are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Jrue are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Jrue are alive in the United States, based on 2,300 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jrue in 2025?

Jrue ranked #817 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 304 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jrue?

2,300 babies have been named Jrue in the United States since 2009, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jrue most popular?

Jrue peaked in 2025, when 379 newborns received the name.

Is Jrue a boy or girl name?

Jrue is used for both: about 17% of babies named Jrue have been girls and 83% boys.

Is the name Jrue rising or falling?

Jrue is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jrue become more popular?

Jrue is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 580 boys named Jrue in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jrue?

Well-known people named Jrue include Jrue Holiday (basketball player).

Names like Jrue

Names that sound and feel close to Jrue: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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