Girls' name · since 1919
Ruhama
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Ruhama, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruhama sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Ruhama recorded 144 times among girls since 1919, 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 1919 to 2024.
- #23,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruhama ranks #23,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruhama's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruhama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruhama splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruhama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Ruhama by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Ruhama's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ruhama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Ruhama's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- 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 Ruhama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Ruhama 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.