Ruthann Girl
How popular is Ruthann?
#5,553 girl name in 2025
22 baby girls were named Ruthann in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
Ruthann popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,553 for girls (▼ 1260 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #5,483 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1943 (258 girls) |
| Highest rank | #459 in 1943 |
| First recorded | 1906 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ruthann counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ruthann family of names ranked #2,669 for girls in 2025 (#2,387 the year before), with 40 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthann | 22 | 55% |
| Ruthanne | 18 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ruthann is most popular
Babies named Ruthann per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Ruthann by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1910s | 59 | #2,368 |
| 1920s | 269 | #1,190 |
| 1930s | 792 | #479 |
| 1940s | 2,190 | #459 |
| 1950s | 1,055 | #700 |
| 1960s | 996 | #866 |
| 1970s | 413 | #1,653 |
| 1980s | 362 | #2,231 |
| 1990s | 243 | #3,714 |
| 2000s | 284 | #3,936 |
| 2010s | 277 | #3,847 |
| 2020s | 153 | #4,293 |
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Questions
- Is Ruthann a boy or girl name?
- Ruthann is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ruthann were girls.
- How popular is the name Ruthann?
- 22 baby girls were named Ruthann in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
- When was Ruthann most popular?
- Ruthann peaked in 1943, when 258 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #459 in 1943.
- How many people are named Ruthann?
- 7,098 babies have been named Ruthann in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,014 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Ruthann most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ruthann was most common in Indiana, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.