Total births
21
Unisex name · since 2022
Ruka
21 babies named Ruka in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8946
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Ruka is the #8946 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 21 recorded since 2022.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruka has been recorded 21 times among boys since 2022, currently ranked #8946 nationally and more common than 37% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2024.
- #8946 among boys today
- 21 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 37% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ruka is currently the #8946 unisex name in America, more common than 37% of boys - 21 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8946
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other boys
Ruka vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8946
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 37% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ruka was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ruka in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Ruka compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ruka's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruka | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ruka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruka's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruka at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,946
Active since
2022
Ruka popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ruka popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 2011 (Ruka as girls' name)
Ruka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ruka's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ruka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruka? ▼
Ruka has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2022, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8946 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Ruka most popular? ▼
Ruka was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Ruka a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ruka is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 21 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Ruka been used? ▼
Records for Ruka go back to 2022, giving 3 years of history through 2024.
Keep exploring Ruka
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ruka: #8946 Unisex Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ruka 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 June 2026.