Ruah
Ruah is a surname of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the surname include:Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress from the NCIS Los Angeles TV series Judah Bento Ruah (1892-1958), Portuguese engineer, soldier and photographer Maurice Ruah, Venezuelan tennis player
Meaning & Origin of Ruah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ruah is a surname of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the surname include:Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress from the NCIS Los Angeles TV series Judah Bento Ruah (1892-1958), Portuguese engineer, soldier and photographer Maurice Ruah, Venezuelan tennis player
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The Story of Ruah
As a girl name
Ruah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 22 Ruahs were born — ranking #5,597 that year. As of 2026, Ruah ranks #5,674 for girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 195 Ruahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ruah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Ruahs were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Ruah ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Ruahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ruah
Ruah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 195 births in the dataset. Ruah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,597. Use the chart and map above to compare Ruah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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