Recorded 2011–2012 Girls' name Peak 2012 12 births

Ruca — girls' name

12 babies named Ruca in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s12
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ruca was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ruca in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruca

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Ruca between 2011 and 2012, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruca performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ruca at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

12

Since 2011

2 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2011

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2012

Ruca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2011

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20122011 5

Ruca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 100% of Ruca's all-time total
2010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruca?
12 babies have been named Ruca since 2011. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Ruca most popular?
Ruca was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Ruca been used?
Ruca has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 2 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Ruca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruchy, Ruchel, Ruchi, Ruchama, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.