Girls' name · since 1918
Ruthellen
Ruthellen has 171 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Ruthellen since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruthellen recorded 171 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1965.
- #21,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthellen ranks #21,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ruthellen's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruthellen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruthellen's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruthellen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1965
- Peak year (1940)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ruthellen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (74 births, 43% of the file).
1940s was Ruthellen's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ruthellen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 74 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Ruthellen's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 1960s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruthellen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1918–1965 (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 Ruthellen 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.