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Girl name

Ruthella

100% girls · last recorded 1957

Ruthella has been given to about 262 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 55
Median age today95 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ruthella per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time262

How popular is Ruthella?

Its best year was 1920, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 2159th. The typical living American called Ruthella is about 95 years old today.

Names that sound like Ruthella

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Luella0.69
  2. Stella0.64
  3. Estella0.64
  4. Estrella0.64
  5. Rosella0.64
  6. Estela0.61
  7. Aubriella0.58
  8. Antonella0.56

Middle names for Ruthella

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ruthella Louise0.85
  2. Ruthella June0.84
  3. Ruthella Pearl0.84
  4. Ruthella Quinn0.84
  5. Ruthella Nell0.84
  6. Ruthella Wren0.83

Sibling names for Ruthella

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.67
  2. Opalsister · 0.65
  3. Winonasister · 0.64
  4. Estellesister · 0.63
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.59
  6. Forestbrother · 0.57

Where Ruthella is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ruthella White0.80
    2. Ruthella Nguyen0.80
    3. Ruthella Moore0.80
    4. Ruthella Lee0.80
    5. Ruthella Hill0.80
    6. Ruthella Green0.80

    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 Ruthella

    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.