Girls' name · since 2003
Rukia
Rukia has 213 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rukia is the #9242 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 213 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Rukia recorded 213 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #9242 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #19,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rukia ranks #19,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 213 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rukia's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Rukia compares
213 38th percentile among 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
Rukia's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rukia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rukia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rukia splits its recorded history at 2015: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rukia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Rukia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Rukia's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rukia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (50% of all-time use).
Rukia by state
Where Rukia concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 213 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rukia's data
- Rukia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Rukias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rukia: 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 (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Rukia 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.