Rune: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “secret lore, rune”
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Say it
- ROON · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (84% of all uses)
From Old Norse rún, meaning secret or lore; also the source of the word rune. Used as a masculine given name in Scandinavia.
How popular is Rune?
Babies named Rune in 2024101
2024 rank#1,925 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880741
Rune is rising: use over the last five years is 3.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Rune
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Rune questions
What does the name Rune mean?
Rune means "secret lore, rune". It comes from Old Norse. From Old Norse rún, meaning secret or lore; also the source of the word rune. Used as a masculine given name in Scandinavia.
Is Rune a boy or girl name?
Rune is mainly a boy's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Rune?
101 US babies were named Rune in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Rune?
Rune is usually pronounced ROON.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.