Girls' name · since 1918
Ruthanne
2,685 babies named Ruthanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,685
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
2,685 babies have been named Ruthanne since 1918, making it today's #6352 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruthanne recorded 2,685 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #6352 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #3,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,685 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthanne ranks #3,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,685 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,685
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ruthanne's 2,685 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Ruthanne compares
2,685 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Ruthanne's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruthanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruthanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruthanne's full recorded timeline at 1972, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruthanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1946)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Ruthanne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (634 births, 24% of the file).
1940s was Ruthanne's strongest decade.
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ruthanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 117
1920s
117 births
- 1930s 197
1930s
197 births
- 1940s
1940s
634 births
- 1950s
1950s
372 births
- 1960s
1960s
386 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 206
1980s
206 births
- 1990s 160
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 172
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 634 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ruthanne 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 Ruthanne's total volume
Ruthanne by state
Where Ruthanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 153 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 121 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 105 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 63 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 55 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 50 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.8% |
| #8 | California | | 15 | 0.6% |
153 of 2,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ruthanne appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ruthanne's data
- Ruthanne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (634 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ruthannes (153 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 Ruthanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Ruthanne 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.