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Girl name

Ruthia

100% girls · last recorded 1971

Ruthia has been given to about 122 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 59
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ruthia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 7
  • Born in 20250
  • All time122

How popular is Ruthia?

Its best year was 1922, when 7 babies were given the name, ranking 4375th. The typical living American called Ruthia is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Ruthia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ruthie0.72
  2. Cynthia0.63
  3. Julia0.62
  4. Lucia0.62
  5. Cinthia0.63
  6. Retha0.59
  7. Tia0.57
  8. Ruthann0.58

Middle names for Ruthia

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

Sibling names for Ruthia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.61
  2. Winonasister · 0.59
  3. Lenorasister · 0.58
  4. Louiebrother · 0.56
  5. Otisbrother · 0.56
  6. Hughbrother · 0.56

Where Ruthia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.