Girls' name · since 1912
Ruthella
Ruthella has 262 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
262 girls have been named Ruthella since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ruthella has 262 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1912 to 1957.
- #17,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 262 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthella ranks #17,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruthella's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Ruthella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruthella splits its recorded history at 1925: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruthella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1957
- Peak year (1920)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ruthella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Ruthella's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ruthella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (49% of all-time use).
Ruthella by state
Where Ruthella concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 28 | 10.7% |
28 of 262 births nationwide.
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- Ruthella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Ruthellas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Ruthella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1912–1957 (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 Ruthella 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.