Ruthanna — #12190 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Ruthanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 777 babies named Ruthanna between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruthanna currently holds the #12190 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruthanna performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ruthanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ruthanna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruthanna 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 777 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.