Ruthelma — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ruthelma

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Ruthelma between 1918 and 1936, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruthelma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruthelma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruthelma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruthelma 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 36 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.