Ruhi comes from the Sanskrit tradition, meaning Ascending.
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How popular is Ruhi?
2020peak year
Ruhi first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1989. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2020, 107 babies received the name (ranked #1838). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2335), with roughly 81 babies named Ruhi each year. Ruhi's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,244 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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