How Many People Are Named Ruhi?
An estimated 1,233 people in the United States have the first name Ruhi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ruhi peaked in popularity in 2020 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruhi 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 Ruhi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ruhi is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,233
About 1 in 277,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
107 births
Total Registered
1,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruhi
Ruhi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,244 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruhi as a female name
Ranked #1,870 in 2024
107 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (107 births)
Ruhi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruhi span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 532 babies were registered. Ruhi remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ruhi by Decade
How has Ruhi 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.
Ruhi by State
Birth registrations for Ruhi span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Massachusetts, Indiana. On average, about 42 Ruhis were registered per state.
Ruhi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruhi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruhi
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruhi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruhi?
We estimate approximately 1,233 people named Ruhi 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 277,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruhi a common name?
Ruhi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruhi most popular?
Ruhi reached peak popularity in 2020, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruhi is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruhi a female name?
Ruhi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruhi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruhi Smith, Ruhi Johnson, Ruhi 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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