Girls' name · since 1917
Ruthetta
Ruthetta has 83 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ruthetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 83 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Ruthetta recorded 83 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1946.
- #29,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthetta ranks #29,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ruthetta's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruthetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruthetta's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruthetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1946
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ruthetta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (34 births, 41% of the file).
1930s was Ruthetta's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ruthetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 34 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Ruthetta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruthetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1917–1946 (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 Ruthetta 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.