Ruan is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “Rouen.” In 2024 it was given to 9 boys in the United States.
Ruan belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “Rouen” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ruan first appears in Social Security records in 1983. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #7126 in 1983, and in 2024 9 babies received the name — 75 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ruan means “Rouen” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ruan is a boy name. In 2024, 9 babies received the name in the US.
Ruan comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Ruan first appears in US records in 1983. Its best-ever ranking was #7126 in 1983, and 9 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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