Total births
5
Recorded 2003–2003 Boys' name Peak 2003 5 births
Ruiz — boys' name
5 babies named Ruiz in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ruiz was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
5 babies were named Ruiz in 2003 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ruiz
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Ruiz between 2003 and 2003, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruiz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruiz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ruiz 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 5 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.
Ruiz at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Ruiz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2003
- Peak year (2003)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Ruiz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Ruiz's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruiz? ▼
5 babies have been named Ruiz since 2003. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 5 births.
When was Ruiz most popular? ▼
Ruiz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ruiz been used? ▼
Ruiz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 1 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ruiz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rui, Ruichen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2003–2003 (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.