Girls' name · since 1999

Ruchoma

32 babies named Ruchoma in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,317 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

32 girls have been named Ruchoma since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Ruchoma recorded 32 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2020.

  • #40,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchoma ranks #40,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#40,317 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ruchoma's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ruchoma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ruchoma's full recorded timeline at 2014, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ruchoma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
8
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
456789 19992013201420172020 5

Ruchoma by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 69% of the file).

2010s was Ruchoma's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Ruchoma births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruchoma?
32 babies have been named Ruchoma since 1999. All-time, it sits at #40,317 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
Where does Ruchoma sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruchoma ranks #40,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ruchoma most popular?
Ruchoma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Ruchoma been used?
Records for Ruchoma go back to 1999, giving 22 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Ruchoma?
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.

What to do with Ruchoma's data

  • Ruchoma's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ruchoma

Nearby Names Like Ruchoma

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ruchoma

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ruchoma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2020 (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 Ruchoma 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.