Girls' name · since 1995
Ruchika
39 babies named Ruchika in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ruchika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Ruchika recorded 39 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2011.
- #37,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchika ranks #37,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ruchika's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruchika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruchika splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruchika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ruchika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Ruchika's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ruchika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Ruchika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruchika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1995–2011 (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 Ruchika 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.