Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Ruthie (girls)

943 all-time US births Peaked 2025 with 349 births (rank #781)

929 births · 98.5%

464 births · 49.2%

162 births · 17.2%

123 births · 13%

123 births · 13%

76 births · 8.1%

65 births · 6.9%

54 births · 5.7%

53 births · 5.6%

52 births · 5.5%

51 births · 5.4%

49 births · 5.2%

34 births · 3.6%

32 births · 3.4%

32 births · 3.4%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Ruthie (girls)

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