Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1944
Ruthan
Ruthan has 21 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1944–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Ruthan since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ruthan has 21 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1957.
- 21 total births
- 1944–1957 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Ruthan since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1957.
- 21
- total births
- 1944–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Ruthan was born in this single decade.
1957
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ruthan in 1957 - its busiest year on record.
Ruthan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruthan splits its recorded history at 1951: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruthan at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
1957
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Ruthan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1957
- Peak year (1957)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ruthan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Ruthan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ruthan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruthan? ▼
Ruthan has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 6 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
When was Ruthan most popular? ▼
Ruthan was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Ruthan been used? ▼
Ruthan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 14 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Ruthan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruth, Ruthie, Ruthann, Rutha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1944–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ruthan: Baby Name Since 1944 - 21 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruthan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ruthan 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 June 2026.