How Many People Are Named Ruthy?
An estimated 532 people in the United States have the first name Ruthy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Ruthy peaked in popularity in 1958 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruthy 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 Ruthy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
532
About 1 in 644,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1958
29 births
Total Registered
916
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruthy
Ruthy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 916 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruthy as a female name
Ranked #10,897 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (29 births)
Ruthy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruthy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 172 babies were registered. Ruthy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruthy by Decade
How has Ruthy 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.
Ruthy by State
Birth registrations for Ruthy span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, Texas. On average, about 10 Ruthys were registered per state.
Ruthy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruthy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruthy
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruthy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruthy?
We estimate approximately 532 people named Ruthy 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 644,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruthy a common name?
Ruthy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 916 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruthy most popular?
Ruthy reached peak popularity in 1958, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruthy is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruthy a female name?
Ruthy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruthy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruthy Smith, Ruthy Johnson, Ruthy 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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