Girls' name · since 1915
Ruthel
153 babies named Ruthel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ruthel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 153 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Ruthel recorded 153 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1955.
- #22,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthel ranks #22,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ruthel's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Ruthel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruthel's full recorded timeline at 1933, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruthel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1955
- Peak year (1926)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Ruthel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (53 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Ruthel's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ruthel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 53 births (35% of all-time use).
Ruthel by state
Where Ruthel concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 7 | 4.6% |
7 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ruthel's data
- Ruthel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Ruthels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas 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 Ruthel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1915–1955 (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 Ruthel 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.