Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1948
Rugenia
21 babies named Rugenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1948–1955
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Rugenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1948.
Rugenia has 21 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1955.
- 21 total births
- 1948–1955 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Rugenia since 1948, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1955.
- 21
- total births
- 1948–1955
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Rugenia was born in this single decade.
1948
Single peak year
9 babies were named Rugenia in 1948 - its busiest year on record.
Rugenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rugenia's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rugenia at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
1948
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1948
Rugenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1955
- Peak year (1948)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Rugenia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Rugenia's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Rugenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rugenia? ▼
Rugenia has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1948, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1955. 9 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
When was Rugenia most popular? ▼
Rugenia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Rugenia been used? ▼
Records for Rugenia go back to 1948, giving 8 years of history through 1955.
What names are similar to Rugenia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruger, Rugayyah, Rugiatu. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Rugenia's data
- Rugenia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (16 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rugenia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1948–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rugenia: Baby Name Since 1948 - 21 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rugenia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rugenia 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 June 2026.