How Many People Are Named Ruchi?
An estimated 361 people in the United States have the first name Ruchi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ruchi peaked in popularity in 1997 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruchi 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 Ruchi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
361
About 1 in 949,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
21 births
Total Registered
374
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruchi
Ruchi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 374 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruchi as a female name
Ranked #16,566 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1997 (21 births)
Ruchi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruchi span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 149 babies were registered. Ruchi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruchi by Decade
How has Ruchi 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.
Ruchi by State
Ruchi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruchi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruchi
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruchi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruchi?
We estimate approximately 361 people named Ruchi 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 949,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruchi a common name?
Ruchi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 374 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruchi most popular?
Ruchi reached peak popularity in 1997, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruchi is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruchi a female name?
Ruchi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruchi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruchi Smith, Ruchi Johnson, Ruchi 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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