Boys' name · since 1985
Ruy
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Ruy, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Ruy since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruy recorded 24 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2007.
- #27,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruy ranks #27,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ruy's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruy's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ruy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Ruy's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ruy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1985–2007 (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 Ruy 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.