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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rutha

Rutha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 753rd; the most babies were born in 1925 (87). More babies were named Rutha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192587 babies
Total since 1880
2,799babies recorded

Rutha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#2,49724
1950#1,36046
1940#94259
1930#85271
1920#95759
1910#1,50511
1900#1,5438
1890#1,1847
1880——

How popular is Rutha, counting every spelling?

Rutha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rutha?

About 800 people born in the US named Rutha are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 71 and 84. That makes Rutha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Rutha by state

How common Rutha was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (10.3×), Mississippi (9.4×), Arkansas (4.1×), Georgia (3.7×), Alabama (3.4×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesAR0.24Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesMS0.55Alabama: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesAL0.20Georgia: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesGA0.22Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.60 per 1,000 babiesFL0.60
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rutha, girls, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rutha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rutha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rutha

How popular is the name Rutha?

Rutha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 753rd; the most babies were born in 1925 (87). More babies were named Rutha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Rutha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,799 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Rutha most popular?

In 1923–1927, Rutha was most common in Florida (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Arkansas.