girl's name
Ruthanna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 785
Ruthanna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1923, when 24 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Ruthanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 88 |
| 1920s | 185 |
| 1930s | 90 |
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 26 |
| 1970s | 22 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 78 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Ruthanna?
In 2025, Ruthanna was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Ruthanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ruthanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruthanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ruthanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruthanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ruthanna
How popular is the name Ruthanna?
In 2025, Ruthanna was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ruthanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruthanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ruthanna most popular?
Ruthanna peaked in 1923, when 24 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ruthanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruthanna currently ranks #12,958 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.