Girls' name · since 1976
Ruchi
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Ruchi, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
379 babies have been named Ruchi since 1976, making it today's #15368 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruchi recorded 379 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #15368 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #13,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,368 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchi ranks #13,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ruchi's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ruchi compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Ruchi's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruchi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruchi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruchi splits its recorded history at 1995: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruchi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ruchi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (149 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Ruchi's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ruchi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 149 births (39% of all-time use).
Ruchi by state
Where Ruchi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruchi's data
- Ruchi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ruchis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruchi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ruchi 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.