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Rune

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rune: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2020–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2020 to 2025, ranging from #4201 to #5493.202020242025#4201#5493
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2020#5493
2024#4843
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 74 of the 80 years from 1945 to 2024.

In 2024: #498 among boys in Norway, #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #111 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1973.

Rune's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#112426HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#146018HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4984HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4835HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4954HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4754HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4775HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4865HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5065HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5165HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4697HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4308HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#36410HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#33011HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#26416HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#34311HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#21722HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#25718HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#20128HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#20926HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#16138HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#16438HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#15743HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#14647HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#9773HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#9182HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#8689HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#69118HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#65132HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#53162HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#58152HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#37194HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#47166HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#48163HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#34194HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#26238HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#23262HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#22270HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#16305HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#13345HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#8434HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#9409HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4484HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5536HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6597HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#2752HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#2728HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#3802HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#3841HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4873HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5824HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5755HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5746HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#6687HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#5713HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5675HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#7601HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#6635HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#9579HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#8629HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#12520HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#9542HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#15444HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#16421HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#26330HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#29290HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#35247HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#43190HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#52153HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#58135HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#63124HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#71106HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#9967HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#11148HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rune is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rune, between 1945 and 2025, in 79 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202474#2 in 1972
England and Wales1999–202517#1124 in 2025

Its high point came 53 years earlier in Norway (1972) than in England and Wales (2025).

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What is known about Rune

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How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.