US rank #6090 Boys' name Peak 2019 291 births

Ruhan — #6090 US boys' name

291 babies named Ruhan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s622010s1612020s68
#6090
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ruhan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ruhan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Ruhan between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruhan currently holds the #6090 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruhan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruhan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ruhan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruhan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 291 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ruhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

291

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2019

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,090

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ruhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
29
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920062005 7

Ruhan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
161 births that decade — 55% of Ruhan's all-time total
2000s622010s1612020s68

Ruhan by state

Where Ruhan concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ruhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.1%
#2 Texas
6 2.1%
#3 New York
5 1.7%
California share of Ruhan's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruhan?
291 babies have been named Ruhan since 2005. It currently ranks #6090 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 29 births.
When was Ruhan most popular?
Ruhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Ruhan most popular?
The top states for the name Ruhan are California (6 births), Texas (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ruhan been used?
Ruhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ruhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruhaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.