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Girl name

Ruthel

100% girls · last recorded 1955

Ruthel has been given to about 153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 58
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ruthel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1926 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time153

How popular is Ruthel?

Its best year was 1926, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3020th. The typical living American called Ruthel is about 89 years old today.

Names that sound like Ruthel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rachel0.68
  2. Ethel0.68
  3. Bethel0.68
  4. Rochel0.68
  5. Ruthie0.60
  6. Ruth0.57
  7. Rachael0.58
  8. Muriel0.57

Middle names for Ruthel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ruthel Anne0.81
  2. Ruthel Catherine0.78
  3. Ruthel Josephine0.78
  4. Ruthel Marie0.77
  5. Ruthel Grace0.77
  6. Ruthel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Ruthel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.63
  2. Mavissister · 0.60
  3. Winonasister · 0.59
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.59
  5. Billieeither · 0.55
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.55

Where Ruthel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ruthel Anderson0.77
    2. Ruthel White0.72
    3. Ruthel Nguyen0.72
    4. Ruthel Moore0.72
    5. Ruthel Hill0.72
    6. Ruthel Hall0.72

    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 Ruthel

    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.