Rutger vs Rutherford

Side-by-side comparison of Rutger and Rutherford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Metric Rutger Rutherford
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 269 729
Peak Year 1993 1921
Peak Year Births 23 25
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rutger Rutherford
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 14
1900ss — 20
1910ss — 139
1920ss — 158
1930ss — 84
1940ss — 84
1950ss — 60
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 25
1980ss 16 —
1990ss 151 7
2000ss 86 5
2010ss 11 43
2020ss 5 37

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rutger Rutherford
2014 — 6
2015 5 —
2016 6 8
2017 — 8
2018 — 11
2019 — 5
2020 — 6
2021 5 11
2022 — 9
2023 — 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2021.

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