How Many People Are Named Ruchel?
An estimated 376 people in the United States have the first name Ruchel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ruchel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruchel 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 Ruchel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
376
About 1 in 911,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2022
20 births
Total Registered
385
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruchel
Ruchel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 385 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruchel as a female name
Ranked #6,330 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (20 births)
Ruchel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruchel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 126 babies were registered. While Ruchel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ruchel by Decade
How has Ruchel 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.
Ruchel by State
Ruchel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruchel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruchel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruchel?
We estimate approximately 376 people named Ruchel 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 911,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruchel a common name?
Ruchel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 385 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruchel most popular?
Ruchel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruchel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruchel a female name?
Ruchel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruchel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruchel Smith, Ruchel Johnson, Ruchel 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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