girl's name
Ruhi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,939
Canada
#870
2024 births
Ruhi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 107 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Ruhi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 31 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 532 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 539 |
How popular is Ruhi?
In 2025, Ruhi was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ruhi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ruhi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ruhi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruhi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ruhi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruhi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ruhi
How popular is the name Ruhi?
In 2025, Ruhi was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ruhi a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruhi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ruhi most popular?
Ruhi peaked in 2020, when 107 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ruhi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruhi currently ranks #870 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.