girl's name
Ruthanne
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,685
Ruthanne is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1946, when 90 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Ruthanne 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 | 19 |
| 1920s | 117 |
| 1930s | 197 |
| 1940s | 634 |
| 1950s | 372 |
| 1960s | 386 |
| 1970s | 179 |
| 1980s | 206 |
| 1990s | 160 |
| 2000s | 172 |
| 2010s | 144 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 99 |
How popular is Ruthanne?
In 2025, Ruthanne was given to 18 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 Ruthanne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ruthanne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruthanne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ruthanne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruthanne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ruthanne
How popular is the name Ruthanne?
In 2025, Ruthanne was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ruthanne a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruthanne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ruthanne most popular?
Ruthanne peaked in 1946, when 90 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ruthanne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruthanne currently ranks #6,456 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.