Recorded 1884–1948 Girls' name Peak 1917 470 births

Ruie — girls' name

470 babies named Ruie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s171890s471900s511910s1241920s1251930s771940s29
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ruie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

20 babies were named Ruie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruie

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Ruie between 1884 and 1948, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ruie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ruie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruie 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 470 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.

Ruie at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

470

Since 1884

65 years of records

Peak year

1917

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1884

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1948

Ruie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1884

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1917)
20
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
0510152025 194819361930192419181912190318941884 10

Ruie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
125 births that decade — 27% of Ruie's all-time total
1880s171890s471900s511910s1241920s1251930s771940s29

Ruie by state

Where Ruie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ruie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
35 7.4%
Kentucky share of Ruie's total US births 7.4%

35 of 470 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruie?
470 babies have been named Ruie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1917 with 20 births.
When was Ruie most popular?
Ruie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Ruie most popular?
The top states for the name Ruie are Kentucky (35 births).
How long has the name Ruie been used?
Ruie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 65 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Ruie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rui, Ruiqi, Ruixi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1884–1948 (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.