Recorded 2000–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 167 births

Ruweyda — girls' name

167 babies named Ruweyda in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s1022020s32
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ruweyda was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ruweyda in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruweyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Ruweyda between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruweyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruweyda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruweyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ruweyda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruweyda 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 167 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.

Ruweyda at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

167

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ruweyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2023202020172014201020052000 5

Ruweyda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
102 births that decade — 61% of Ruweyda's all-time total
2000s332010s1022020s32

Ruweyda by state

Where Ruweyda concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ruweyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
37 22.2%
Minnesota share of Ruweyda's total US births 22.2%

37 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruweyda?
167 babies have been named Ruweyda since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 17 births.
When was Ruweyda most popular?
Ruweyda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Ruweyda most popular?
The top states for the name Ruweyda are Minnesota (37 births).
How long has the name Ruweyda been used?
Ruweyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ruweyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruwayda, Ruwaida. 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, 2000–2023 (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.