Ruthann
Ruthann was the 5679th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 460th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Ruthann in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,679 girls, down 49 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943258 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,098babies recorded
Ruthann popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,679 | 22 |
| 2020 | #5,630 | 22 |
| 2010 | #5,216 | 27 |
| 2000 | #4,161 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,200 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,585 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,678 | 56 |
| 1960 | #949 | 127 |
| 1950 | #702 | 150 |
| 1940 | #494 | 196 |
| 1930 | #1,316 | 34 |
| 1920 | #2,567 | 14 |
| 1910 | #2,733 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ruthann, counting every spelling?
Ruthann is the most common spelling of a name family that had 40 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthann | 22 | #5,679 | 131 |
| Ruthanne | 18 | #6,506 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ruthann?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ruthann (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ruthann born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ruthann.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ruthann?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Ruthann are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 44 and 78. That makes Ruthann a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Ruthann by state
How common Ruthann was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ruthann
How popular is the name Ruthann?
Ruthann was the 5679th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 460th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Ruthann in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Ruthann a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ruthann in the US.
Where is Ruthann most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ruthann was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.