Girls' name · since 1950
Ruta
322 babies named Ruta in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ruta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 322 have been recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Ruta recorded 322 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2024.
- #15,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 322 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruta ranks #15,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 322 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ruta's 322 recorded births place it above 78.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ruta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruta's full recorded timeline at 1967, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Ruta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (123 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Ruta's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ruta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 123 births (38% of all-time use).
Ruta by state
Where Ruta concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 24 | 7.5% |
24 of 322 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ruta's data
- Ruta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Rutas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Ruta 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.