Ruthanne
Ruthanne was the 6506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 878th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 707 places. More babies were named Ruthanne in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,506 girls, up 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 194690 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,685babies recorded
Ruthanne popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,506 | 18 |
| 2020 | #6,594 | 18 |
| 2010 | #10,328 | 11 |
| 2000 | #6,425 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,485 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,474 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,205 | 14 |
| 1960 | #1,784 | 41 |
| 1950 | #1,282 | 52 |
| 1940 | #970 | 55 |
| 1930 | #3,020 | 10 |
| 1920 | #5,643 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ruthanne, counting every spelling?
Ruthanne is a spelling of Ruthann, 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 Ruthanne?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ruthanne (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ruthanne 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ruthanne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ruthanne?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Ruthanne are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 32 and 74. That makes Ruthanne a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ruthanne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ruthanne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ruthanne
How popular is the name Ruthanne?
Ruthanne was the 6506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 878th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 707 places. More babies were named Ruthanne in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Ruthanne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ruthanne in the US.