Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2011
Ruca
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.
- 12
- total births
- 2011–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
12 girls have been named Ruca since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ruca has 12 recorded births among girls since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2012.
- 12 total births
- 2011–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Ruca since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 12
- total births
- 2011–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Ruca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruca's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruca at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Ruca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ruca by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ruca's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ruca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruca? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 12 babies named Ruca. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Ruca go back to 2011, giving 2 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Ruca
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Ruchi Girl
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Rucha Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2011–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ruca: Baby Name Since 2011 - 12 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruca. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ruca 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 June 2026.