Boys' name · since 1977
Ruark
14 babies named Ruark in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ruark is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Ruark recorded 14 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1978.
- #31,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruark ranks #31,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ruark's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruark's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruark's full recorded timeline at 1978, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruark popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ruark by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Ruark's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ruark births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruark: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
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, 1977–1978 (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 Ruark 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.