Recorded 1916–1979 Boys' name Peak 1916 10 births

Ruskin — boys' name

10 babies named Ruskin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51970s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ruskin was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ruskin in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruskin

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ruskin between 1916 and 1979, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruskin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruskin performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ruskin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruskin 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 10 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.

Ruskin at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

10

Since 1916

64 years of records

Peak year

1916

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1916

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1979

Ruskin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1916

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1916)
5
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
5 19791916 5

Ruskin by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ruskin's all-time total
1910s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruskin?
10 babies have been named Ruskin since 1916. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Ruskin most popular?
Ruskin was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ruskin been used?
Ruskin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 64 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Ruskin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Russel, Russ, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1979 (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.