Rutledge first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2014, 24 babies received the name (ranked #4238). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6722), with roughly 14 babies named Rutledge each year. Rutledge's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 315 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.