Total births
6
Boys' name · since 2024
Ruwan
6 babies named Ruwan in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12321
- among boys today
- 6
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other boys
6 babies have been named Ruwan since 2024, making it today's #12321 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruwan recorded 6 times among boys since 2024, holding rank #12321 nationally today, ahead of 14% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2024.
- #12321 among boys today
- 6 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 14% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ruwan is currently the #12321 boys' name in America, more common than 14% of boys - 6 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12321
- among boys today
- 6
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other boys
Ruwan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12321
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 14% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ruwan was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ruwan in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Ruwan compares
6 2th percentile among 14,294 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
Ruwan's all-time total is 98% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruwan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ruwan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,321
Active since
2024
Ruwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ruwan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ruwan's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ruwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruwan? ▼
Since 2024, Social Security records show 6 babies named Ruwan. Today it holds rank #12321 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 6 births.
When was Ruwan most popular? ▼
Ruwan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Ruwan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ruwan since 2024 -- 1 year through the most recent 2024 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ruwan: #12321 Boys' Name - 6 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruwan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ruwan 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 June 2026.