How Many People Are Named Ruya?
An estimated 87 people in the United States have the first name Ruya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Ruya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruya 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 Ruya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ruya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
87
About 1 in 3,939,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
16 births
Total Registered
88
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruya
Ruya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 88 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruya as a female name
Ranked #7,172 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (16 births)
Ruya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 47 babies were registered. Ruya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ruya by Decade
How has Ruya 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.
Ruya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruya
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruya?
We estimate approximately 87 people named Ruya 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 3,939,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruya a common name?
Ruya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 88 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruya most popular?
Ruya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruya is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruya a female name?
Ruya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruya Smith, Ruya Johnson, Ruya 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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