Harue

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Pronounced HAH-roo-eh /ˈhɑːruːeɪ/Low

Meaning: Harue is a traditional Japanese girls' name; its meaning depends on the kanji, but the haru element is frequently the word for spring, paired with a second character such as one read e, meaning branch, blessing or picture.Low

In 30 seconds: Harue is a traditional Japanese girls' name often built on haru, spring. Said HAH-roo-eh, it appeared for a small number of United States girls, almost entirely in Japanese American families.

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MeaningHarue is a traditional Japanese girls' name; its meaning depends on the kanji, but the haru element is frequently the word for spring, paired with a second character such as one read e, meaning branch, blessing or picture.

U.S. rank (1934)#4567 ↗ Rising

1934 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1919

Total births (all-time)≈ 248

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Harue reached American records almost entirely through Japanese immigrant families in a narrow window around the nineteen-tens and thirties. Like other Japanese names, its meaning rests on its written characters, and it belongs to the Issei and Nisei generations later affected by the wartime internment.

It was never common in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and its appearances clustered before the Second World War. A girl named Harue then would be past a hundred today. The name stays distinctly Japanese, often carrying the sense of spring.

Did you know? The haru in Harue is frequently the Japanese word for spring, one of the season names families favored for daughters, though the full meaning depends on the second character chosen.

Overall data confidence 50%

References - Harue — Japanese girls' name; kanji-dependent; haru (spring) + second character

Variations

HarukoHaruyoHarumi

Nicknames

HaruRueHarun

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Harue mean?

It is a Japanese name whose meaning depends on its written characters; the haru element is often the word for spring.

How do you pronounce Harue?

It is said HAH-roo-eh /ˈhɑːruːeɪ/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Harue a boy or girl name?

Harue is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Harue?

It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year during the nineteen-tens and thirties.