Rutha · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Rutha.

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 82 recorded years as a table

Rutha, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1884	54
1885	38
1886	35
1890	37
1891	32
1893	42
1895	34
1896	38
1897	26
1898	23
1899	43
1900	27
1901	25
1902	23
1903	42
1904	36
1905	34
1906	17
1907	35
1908	42
1909	55
1910	28
1911	36
1912	20
1913	38
1914	28
1915	34
1916	36
1917	30
1918	27
1919	43
1920	49
1921	49
1922	46
1923	55
1924	51
1925	71
1926	50
1927	67
1928	63
1929	73
1930	63
1931	57
1932	76
1933	45
1934	68
1935	64
1936	60
1937	69
1938	45
1939	51
1940	52
1941	45
1942	36
1943	34
1944	37
1945	42
1946	32
1947	34
1948	35
1949	27
1950	27
1951	26
1952	19
1953	29
1954	21
1955	17
1956	16
1957	13
1958	9
1959	14
1960	12
1961	9
1962	8
1963	8
1964	9
1966	6
1967	8
1968	4
1969	4
1973	6
1975	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rutha isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Rutha

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1975: 6
Rank in 1975: #7,984
How rare: 1 in 242,976 girls
Since 1884: 2,799

Rutha was last recorded in 1975. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1932, at 76 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Rutha doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.