Is Rutha a boy or girl name?

Rutha is a girl’s name. Of the 2,799 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rutha

Recorded 1884–1975 · United States

Rutha was most popular in 1925, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,439 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,799 people named Rutha.

Rutha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rutha’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rutha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rutha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,799 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rutha

Where Rutha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org