How Many People Are Named Ruhama?
An estimated 138 people in the United States have the first name Ruhama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Ruhama peaked in popularity in 2016 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruhama 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 Ruhama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
138
About 1 in 2,483,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2016
15 births
Total Registered
144
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruhama
Ruhama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 144 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruhama as a female name
Ranked #13,160 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (15 births)
Ruhama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruhama span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 88 babies were registered. While Ruhama is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ruhama by Decade
How has Ruhama 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.
Ruhama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruhama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruhama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruhama?
We estimate approximately 138 people named Ruhama 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 2,483,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruhama a common name?
Ruhama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 144 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruhama most popular?
Ruhama reached peak popularity in 2016, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruhama is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruhama a female name?
Ruhama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruhama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruhama Smith, Ruhama Johnson, Ruhama 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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