Girls' name · since 2001
Ruwayda
187 babies named Ruwayda in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ruwayda is the #7349 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 187 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruwayda has been recorded 187 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #7349 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #20,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,349 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 187 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruwayda ranks #20,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,349 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 187 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruwayda's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Ruwayda compares
187 35th percentile among 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
Ruwayda's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruwayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruwayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruwayda's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruwayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ruwayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Ruwayda's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ruwayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (61% of all-time use).
Ruwayda by state
Where Ruwayda concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 51 | 27.3% |
51 of 187 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ruwayda's data
- Ruwayda's decade-level peak was the 2010s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ruwaydas (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Ruwayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ruwayda 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.