Girls' name · since 1989
Ruhi
Ruhi has 1,333 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,333 babies have been named Ruhi since 1989, making it today's #2112 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruhi recorded 1,333 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #2112 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,333 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruhi ranks #6,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,333 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ruhi's 1,333 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ruhi compares
1,333 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruhi's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruhi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,333 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruhi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ruhi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (539 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Ruhi's strongest decade.
539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ruhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
532 births
- 2020s
2020s
539 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 539 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ruhi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ruhi's total volume
Ruhi by state
Where Ruhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 244 | 18.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 107 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 105 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 57 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
244 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ruhi appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ruhi's data
- California records the most Ruhis (244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ruhi 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.