Ruthanne comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Beloved, graceful, compassionate, noble..
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How popular is Ruthanne?
1946peak year
Today, Ruthanne is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7740), with only about 16 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1946, 90 babies were given the name (ranked #878 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1940s. Ruthanne's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 2,667 babies have been registered as Ruthanne since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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