Rutledge vs Rutherford

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

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Rutledge

Boy name · Rank #6838

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Rutherford

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Metric Rutledge Rutherford
Current Rank #6838 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 315 729
Peak Year 2014 1921
Peak Year Births 24 25
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rutledge Rutherford
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 14
1900ss — 20
1910ss 24 139
1920ss 28 158
1930ss 17 84
1940ss 7 84
1950ss 6 60
1960ss — 22
1970ss 16 25
1980ss 5 —
1990ss — 7
2000ss — 5
2010ss 154 43
2020ss 58 37

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rutledge Rutherford
2014 24 6
2015 18 —
2016 19 8
2017 18 8
2018 11 11
2019 15 5
2020 7 6
2021 11 11
2022 12 9
2023 16 11
2024 12 —

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, 1913–2024.

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