Girls' name · since 1958
Ruthena
11 babies named Ruthena in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ruthena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthena has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1961.
- #54,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthena ranks #54,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #54,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ruthena's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruthena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruthena's full recorded timeline at 1961, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruthena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1961
- Peak year (1958)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Ruthena by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1950s was Ruthena's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ruthena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Ruthena's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- 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 Ruthena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1958–1961 (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 Ruthena 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.