Girls' name · since 1884
Ruie
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 470 babies named Ruie, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 470 recorded since 1884.
Ruie has 470 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1948.
- #12,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 470 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruie ranks #12,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruie's 470 recorded births place it above 82.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Ruie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruie's full recorded timeline at 1919, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1948
- Peak year (1917)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Ruie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (125 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Ruie's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ruie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 47
1890s
47 births
- 1900s
1900s
51 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 125 births (27% of all-time use).
Ruie by state
Where Ruie concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 35 | 7.4% |
35 of 470 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ruie's data
- Ruie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Ruies (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Ruie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1884–1948 (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 Ruie 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.