Girls' name · since 1921
Ruella
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 7 babies named Ruella, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #58,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 7 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruella has been recorded 7 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1921.
- #58,466 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruella ranks #58,466 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #58,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruella's 7 recorded births place it above 18.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ruella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Ruella's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ruella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1921–1921 (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 Ruella 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.