Girls' name · since 1921
Ruthene
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Ruthene, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Ruthene since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthene has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1949.
- #32,929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthene ranks #32,929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #32,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ruthene's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruthene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruthene splits its recorded history at 1937: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruthene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1949
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ruthene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (24 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Ruthene's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ruthene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 24 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Ruthene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1940s (21) -- 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 Ruthene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1921–1949 (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 Ruthene 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.