How Many People Are Named Ruthanne?
An estimated 1,810 people in the United States have the first name Ruthanne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Ruthanne peaked in popularity in 1946 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruthanne 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 Ruthanne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,810
About 1 in 189,367 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1946
90 births
Total Registered
2,667
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruthanne
Ruthanne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,667 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruthanne as a female name
Ranked #7,171 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1946 (90 births)
Ruthanne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruthanne span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 634 babies were registered. Ruthanne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruthanne by Decade
How has Ruthanne 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.
Ruthanne by State
Birth registrations for Ruthanne span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana. On average, about 58 Ruthannes were registered per state.
Ruthanne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruthanne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruthanne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruthanne?
We estimate approximately 1,810 people named Ruthanne 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 189,367 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruthanne a common name?
Ruthanne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,667 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruthanne most popular?
Ruthanne reached peak popularity in 1946, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruthanne is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruthanne a female name?
Ruthanne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruthanne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruthanne Smith, Ruthanne Johnson, Ruthanne 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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