Larue
From the French surname Larue, literally "the street," which marked a family living along a road or lane. It reached America with French-speaking settlers.
Larue in 2025
Larue was given to 8 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 19,350th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 414,418 babies born.
The history of Larue
Larue reached its highest point in 1920, when 185 babies were given the name, ranking 956th that year.
Across the 133 years of records since 1893, 5,520 babies have been named Larue. Half of them were born before 1931, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Larue by decade
| Decade | Babies named Larue | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 60 | 1,420 |
| 1900s | 153 | 1,284 |
| 1910s | 846 | 1,068 |
| 1920s | 1,462 | 956 |
| 1930s | 1,099 | 1,033 |
| 1940s | 709 | 1,371 |
| 1950s | 475 | 2,091 |
| 1960s | 246 | 2,964 |
| 1970s | 142 | 4,696 |
| 1980s | 89 | 7,110 |
| 1990s | 55 | 11,966 |
| 2000s | 27 | 16,462 |
| 2010s | 111 | 11,360 |
| 2020s | 46 | 14,150 |
Where Larue is heading
Larue has fallen 43% over the past decade, from 14 babies in 2015 to 8 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Larue is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Larue
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Larue.