Boys' name · since 1992
Ruslan
Ruslan has 622 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,552 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruslan currently ranks #3552 among boys' names in America, with 622 babies recorded since 1992.
Ruslan has 622 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3552 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,552 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 622 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruslan ranks #6,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,552 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 622 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,552 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruslan's 622 recorded births place it above 84.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Washington.
How Ruslan compares
622 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 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
Ruslan's all-time total is 69% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruslan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 622 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ruslan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruslan splits its recorded history at 2010: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruslan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ruslan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (222 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Ruslan's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ruslan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 222 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ruslan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ruslan's total volume
Ruslan by state
Where Ruslan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 27 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
27 of 622 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruslan's data
- Ruslan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Ruslans (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Ruslan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Ruslan 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.