Ruta — #12283 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Ruta

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Ruta between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruta currently holds the #12283 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ruta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ruta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruta 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 322 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.