How Many People Are Named Ruther?
people named Ruther are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,233,887 people in the US has this name
Based on 607 babies named Ruther in Social Security records from 1910 to 1964, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ruther in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruther alive today is about 80 years old, and 100% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 74 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruther first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1926, to 28 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1964.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 1964
🏆 Rank History
Ruther has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,585, in 1926.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,585 (1926) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,921 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruther alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruther were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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