Given name
Ruslan
“lion”
Ruslan is a masculine given name. It is used in English, Betawi, and Uzbek.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ruslan is a romanization of Руслан. Руслан goes back to Proto-Turkic *arsïlan, meaning “lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ruslan is a romanization of Руслан. Руслан comes from Tatar, and ultimately from Proto-Turkic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Uzbek usage, Ruslan developed from Арыслан.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ruslan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 622
- 622 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,571 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,571 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,225 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ruslan’s family of names
In Uzbek usage, Ruslan shares an earlier linguistic root with ARSLON. In French usage, Ruslan has a related form in ROUSLAN. In English usage, Ruslan has a conventional equivalent in the French form ROUSLAN.
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Around the world
Ruslan has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ruslan
- Ruslan PonomariovUkrainian chess playerborn 1983
- Ruslan KhasbulatovRussian politician (1942–2023)
- Ruslan RotanUkrainian footballerborn 1981
- Ruslan MalinovskyiUkrainian footballerborn 1993
- Ruslan StefanchukUkrainian politician and lawyerborn 1975
- Ruslan AushevRussian politician and general (born 1954)
- Ruslan ChagaevUzbekistani boxerborn 1978
- Ruslan KhomchakUkrainian military officerborn 1967
- Ruslan NigmatullinRussian footballerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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