Ruther

Girl · recorded 1910–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1926best year

Most popular in 1926.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1910

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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 46 recorded years as a table
Ruther, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191013
191213
19147
19158
191610
191712
191810
191914
19208
192113
192214
192319
192422
192516
192624
192723
192816
192919
193017
193112
193210
193315
193412
193516
193616
193718
193814
193910
19409
19419
19425
19436
19447
194515
19466
19476
19486
19496
19506
19514
19526
19533
19544
19553
19574
19643

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ruther 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

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
5
Rank in 1964
#6,767
How rare
1 in 378,970 girls
Since 1910
601

Ruther was last recorded in 1964. 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 1926, at 24 per million girls born.

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

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