Ruthford vs Rutherford

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

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Ruthford

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Metric Ruthford Rutherford
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 35 729
Peak Year 1918 1921
Peak Year Births 6 25
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ruthford Rutherford
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 14
1900ss — 20
1910ss 6 139
1920ss 29 158
1930ss — 84
1940ss — 84
1950ss — 60
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 25
1990ss — 7
2000ss — 5
2010ss — 43
2020ss — 37

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ruthford Rutherford
2014 — 6
2016 — 8
2017 — 8
2018 — 11
2019 — 5
2020 — 6
2021 — 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, 1918–1929.

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