Ruthellen

Girl · recorded 1918–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1940best year

Most popular in 1940.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ruthellen.

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Its story

Popularity since 1918

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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 24 recorded years as a table
Ruthellen, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19186
19227
19236
19245
19258
19265
19284
19295
194010
19419
19427
19435
19447
19464
19476
19483
19493
19503
19543
19563
19624
19633
19644
19653

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ruthellen 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
6
Rank in 1965
#5,817
How rare
1 in 294,194 girls
Since 1918
171

Ruthellen was last recorded in 1965. 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 1940, at 10 per million girls born.

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

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