Ruth

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Ruth is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 837,080 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 834,300 as girls and 2,780 as boys. Ruth gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #59 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,767
2023 1,602
2022 1,666
2021 1,578
2020 1,326
2019 1,351
2018 1,250
2017 1,212
2016 1,103
2015 1,109
2014 1,063
2013 993
2012 931
2011 906
2010 934
2009 915
2008 933
2007 963
2006 891
2005 908
2004 914
2003 896
2002 905
2001 951
2000 909
1999 875
1998 853
1997 857
1996 802
1995 859
1994 882
1993 866
1992 855
1991 990
1990 915
1989 998
1988 1,011
1987 1,040
1986 1,097
1985 1,125
1984 1,176
1983 1,135
1982 1,193
1981 1,273
1980 1,266
1979 1,210
1978 1,219
1977 1,199
1976 1,209
1975 1,235
1974 1,304
1973 1,287
1972 1,383
1971 1,641
1970 1,827
1969 1,908
1968 2,158
1967 2,435
1966 2,857
1965 3,243
1964 3,657
1963 3,886
1962 4,315
1961 4,908
1960 4,959
1959 5,068
1958 5,260
1957 5,687
1956 6,088
1955 6,204
1954 6,574
1953 6,591
1952 6,970
1951 7,087
1950 7,138
1949 7,672
1948 7,917
1947 8,506
1946 8,505
1945 8,065
1944 8,706
1943 9,411
1942 9,358
1941 8,902
1940 8,923
1939 9,113
1938 9,346
1937 9,651
1936 9,260
1935 10,041
1934 10,630
1933 11,189
1932 12,332
1931 13,191
1930 15,012
1929 16,092
1928 17,927
1927 19,503
1926 20,298
1925 22,324
1924 23,671
1923 23,700
1922 23,706
1921 25,841
1920 26,156
1919 24,625
1918 25,582
1917 23,618
1916 23,244
1915 21,924
1914 15,885
1913 12,642
1912 11,323
1911 8,032
1910 7,247
1909 6,526
1908 6,200
1907 5,588
1906 5,159
1905 5,088
1904 4,915
1903 4,530
1902 4,401
1901 3,989
1900 4,781
1899 3,921
1898 4,264
1897 3,898
1896 3,917
1895 3,558
1894 3,387
1893 3,670
1892 3,302
1891 1,857
1890 1,200
1889 1,073
1888 850
1887 632
1886 581
1885 511
1884 442
1883 387
1882 323
1881 275
1880 234