Girls' name · since 1973
Rukiya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 310 babies named Rukiya, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
310 girls have been named Rukiya since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rukiya has 310 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #15,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rukiya ranks #15,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rukiya's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rukiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rukiya splits its recorded history at 1991: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rukiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Rukiya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (107 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Rukiya's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Rukiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 107 births (35% of all-time use).
Rukiya by state
Where Rukiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Rukiya's data
- Rukiya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rukiyas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rukiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Rukiya 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.