Girls' name · since 1880
Ruthie
Ruthie has 22,624 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #780 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,624
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ruthie is the #780 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22,624 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthie has been recorded 22,624 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #780 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #780 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,624 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruthie ranks #981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #780 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,624 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #780 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,624
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ruthie's 22,624 recorded births place it above 98.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Ruthie compares
22,624 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruthie's all-time total is 60x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruthie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 428 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruthie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruthie splits its recorded history at 1953: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 428 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruthie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 428
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ruthie popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 1929 (Ruthie as boys' name)
Ruthie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (3,945 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Ruthie's strongest decade.
3,945 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Ruthie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 66
1880s
66 births
- 1890s 174
1890s
174 births
- 1900s 318
1900s
318 births
- 1910s 1,197
1910s
1,197 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,408 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,785 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,945 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,295 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,660 births
- 1970s 590
1970s
590 births
- 1980s 365
1980s
365 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s 717
2000s
717 births
- 2010s 1,240
2010s
1,240 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,623 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 3,945 births (17% of all-time use).
How Ruthie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ruthie's total volume
Ruthie by state
Where Ruthie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 2,590 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,430 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 1,771 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 1,530 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,337 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,323 | 5.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,014 | 4.5% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 717 | 3.2% |
2,590 of 22,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Ruthie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ruthie's data
- Ruthie's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (3,945 total births) through the 2020s (1,623) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Ruthies (2,590 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruthie: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ruthie 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.