Girls' name · since 1914
Ruthanna
Ruthanna has 785 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruthanna currently ranks #12013 among girls' names in America, with 785 babies recorded since 1914.
Ruthanna has 785 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12013 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #8,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,013 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 785 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthanna ranks #8,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,013 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 785 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruthanna's 785 recorded births place it above 87.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Ruthanna compares
785 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ruthanna's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruthanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 785 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruthanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruthanna's full recorded timeline at 1969, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruthanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ruthanna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (185 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Ruthanna's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ruthanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
88 births
- 1920s
1920s
185 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 185 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ruthanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ruthanna's total volume
Ruthanna by state
Where Ruthanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 64 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 32 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
64 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruthanna's data
- Ruthanna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ruthannas (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Ruthanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Ruthanna 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.