How Many People Are Named Ruwayda?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Ruwayda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Ruwayda peaked in popularity in 2017 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruwayda 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 Ruwayda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
19 births
Total Registered
172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruwayda
Ruwayda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 172 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruwayda as a female name
Ranked #14,897 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (19 births)
Ruwayda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruwayda span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 114 babies were registered. Ruwayda has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruwayda by Decade
How has Ruwayda 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.
Ruwayda by State
Ruwayda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruwayda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruwayda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruwayda?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Ruwayda 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 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruwayda a common name?
Ruwayda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruwayda most popular?
Ruwayda reached peak popularity in 2017, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruwayda is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruwayda a female name?
Ruwayda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruwayda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruwayda Smith, Ruwayda Johnson, Ruwayda 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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