Ruthann — #4558 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Ruthann

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,071 babies named Ruthann between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruthann currently holds the #4558 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 258 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruthann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 2,190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Ruthann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 904 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ruthann in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruthann 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 7,071 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.