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Girl name

Rutha

100% girls · last recorded 1975

Rutha has been given to about 2,799 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,203
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rutha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1925 · 87
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,799

How popular is Rutha?

Its best year was 1925, when 87 babies were given the name, ranking 792nd. The typical living American called Rutha is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Rutha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Retha0.78
  2. Ruthann0.75
  3. Ruth0.68
  4. Aretha0.65
  5. Letha0.62
  6. Otha0.62
  7. Rita0.56
  8. Doretha0.58

Middle names for Rutha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rutha Josephine0.84
  2. Rutha Louise0.83
  3. Rutha June0.82
  4. Rutha Pearl0.82
  5. Rutha Quinn0.82
  6. Rutha Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rutha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.85
  2. Winonasister · 0.81
  3. Mavissister · 0.81
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.78
  5. Hughbrother · 0.77
  6. Otisbrother · 0.77

Where Rutha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rutha White0.78
    2. Rutha Nguyen0.78
    3. Rutha Moore0.78
    4. Rutha Lee0.78
    5. Rutha Hill0.78
    6. Rutha Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rutha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.