Recorded 1944–2019 Girls' name Peak 1955 34 births

Ruthi — girls' name

34 babies named Ruthi in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s132010s16
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ruthi was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ruthi in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruthi

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Ruthi between 1944 and 2019, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruthi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruthi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruthi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruthi 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 34 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.

Ruthi at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

34

Since 1944

76 years of records

Peak year

1955

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1944

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2019

Ruthi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1944

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1955)
8
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
456789 201920152014195619551944 5

Ruthi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 47% of Ruthi's all-time total
1940s51950s132010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruthi?
34 babies have been named Ruthi since 1944. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1955 with 8 births.
When was Ruthi most popular?
Ruthi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Ruthi been used?
Ruthi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 76 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ruthi?
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, 1944–2019 (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.