Girls' name · since 1984
Ruchama
316 babies named Ruchama in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,053 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
316 babies have been named Ruchama since 1984, making it today's #9053 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchama has been recorded 316 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #9053 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #15,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,053 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchama ranks #15,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,053 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 316 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,053 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruchama's 316 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Ruchama compares
316 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruchama's all-time total is 16% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruchama | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruchama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruchama splits its recorded history at 2009: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruchama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Ruchama by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Ruchama's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ruchama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (36% of all-time use).
Ruchama by state
Where Ruchama concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 67 | 21.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 57 | 18.0% |
67 of 316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruchama's data
- Ruchama's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Ruchamas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruchama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Ruchama 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.