Girls' name · since 1917
Laruth
Laruth has 141 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Laruth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 141 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Laruth recorded 141 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1960.
- #23,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laruth ranks #23,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Laruth's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laruth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laruth splits its recorded history at 1938: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laruth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1960
- Peak year (1950)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Laruth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Laruth's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Laruth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Laruth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laruth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laruth draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.