Boys' name · since 1913
Rutledge
324 babies named Rutledge in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
324 babies have been named Rutledge since 1913, making it today's #8289 boys' name.
Rutledge has 324 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8289 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #10,179 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,289 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 324 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rutledge ranks #10,179 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,289 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 324 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rutledge's 324 recorded births place it above 77.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Rutledge compares
324 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Rutledge's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rutledge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 324 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rutledge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rutledge's full recorded timeline at 1981, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rutledge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Rutledge by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Rutledge's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rutledge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (48% of all-time use).
Rutledge by state
Where Rutledge concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 324 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rutledge's data
- Rutledge's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Rutledges (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Rutledge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Rutledge 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.