Recorded 1917–1946 Girls' name Peak 1927 83 births

Ruthetta — girls' name

83 babies named Ruthetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s251930s341940s11
1930s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ruthetta was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ruthetta in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruthetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Ruthetta between 1917 and 1946, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruthetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruthetta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ruthetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruthetta 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 83 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.

Ruthetta at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

83

Since 1917

30 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1917

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1946

Ruthetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1917

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 19461939193619311927192419181917 8

Ruthetta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
34 births that decade — 41% of Ruthetta's all-time total
1910s131920s251930s341940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruthetta?
83 babies have been named Ruthetta since 1917. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Ruthetta most popular?
Ruthetta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Ruthetta been used?
Ruthetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 30 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Ruthetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruth, Ruthie, Ruthann, Rutha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.