Unisex name · since 1885
Ruey
80 babies named Ruey in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruey has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1885, 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 1885 to 1955.
- #29,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruey ranks #29,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruey's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruey's full recorded timeline at 1921, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1955
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Ruey popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1920 (Ruey as boys' name)
Ruey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Ruey's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ruey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ruey's data
- Ruey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1885–1955 (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 Ruey 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.