How Many People Are Named Ruah?
An estimated 163 people in the United States have the first name Ruah. It is predominantly female (92.7%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Ruah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ruah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
163
About 1 in 2,102,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.7% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
29 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruah
Ruah is predominantly female (92.7%), though 12 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ruah as a male name
Ranked #10,672 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (7 births)
Ruah as a female name
Ranked #5,742 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (22 births)
Ruah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruah span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 94 babies were registered. Ruah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ruah by Decade
How has Ruah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ruah by State
Ruah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruah
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruah?
We estimate approximately 163 people named Ruah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,102,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruah a common name?
Ruah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruah most popular?
Ruah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruah a female name?
Ruah is predominantly female. 92.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruah Smith, Ruah Johnson, Ruah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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