Lion; from the land of the Rus
Ruslan is a name with dual layers of significance. It is primarily derived from the Turkic word 'arslan', meaning lion, but it is also deeply associated with the Slavic 'Rus', referring to the historical region of Russia and Ukraine. The name gained immense literary prestige through Alexander Pushkin's epic poem 'Ruslan and Ludmila'.
Less common today
Ruslan isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,521 in 2000.
The heroic knight and protagonist of the epic poem · Ruslan and Ludmila
Ukrainian professional ice hockey player and two-time Stanley Cup champion
Russian professional boxer and former world champion
Ukrainian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
