Girls' name · since 1944
Ruthi
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Ruthi, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Ruthi since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruthi recorded 34 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2019.
- #39,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1944
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthi ranks #39,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1944, peaking in the 2010s.
- #39,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruthi's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruthi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruthi's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruthi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2019
- Peak year (1955)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Ruthi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ruthi's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ruthi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (47% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruthi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1944–2019 (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 Ruthi 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.