Ruthia

Girl · recorded 1915–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1930best year

Most popular in 1930.

Last recorded in 1971. 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 Ruthia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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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 21 recorded years as a table
Ruthia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19155
19165
19184
19226
19246
19266
19275
19306
19316
19335
19424
19445
19455
19473
19493
19523
19533
19573
19582
19592
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ruthia 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 1971
5
Rank in 1971
#8,324
How rare
1 in 332,764 girls
Since 1915
122

Ruthia was last recorded in 1971. 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 1930, at 6 per million girls born.

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

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