Discover the history of the name Ruth. See total birth counts since 1880, gender trends, and year-by-year data for the name Ruth on BabyNamesData.com.
The name Ruth has been given to a total of 834300 baby girls in the United States since records began in 1880. In 2024, there were 1767 recorded instances of the name.
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Historical Year-by-Year Record
In 1880, there were 234 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1881, there were 275 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1882, there were 323 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1883, there were 387 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1884, there were 442 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1885, there were 506 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1886, there were 581 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1887, there were 627 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1888, there were 850 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1889, there were 1073 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1890, there were 1195 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1891, there were 1857 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1892, there were 3290 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1893, there were 3658 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1894, there were 3372 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1895, there were 3551 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1896, there were 3905 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1897, there were 3878 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1898, there were 4249 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1899, there were 3912 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1900, there were 4765 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1901, there were 3974 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1902, there were 4384 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1903, there were 4517 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1904, there were 4900 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1905, there were 5068 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1906, there were 5140 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1907, there were 5573 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1908, there were 6180 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1909, there were 6509 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1910, there were 7212 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1911, there were 8003 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1912, there were 11280 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1913, there were 12609 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1914, there were 15839 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1915, there were 21878 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1916, there were 23189 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1917, there were 23568 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1918, there were 25535 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1919, there were 24562 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1920, there were 26102 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1921, there were 25783 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1922, there were 23633 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1923, there were 23638 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1924, there were 23600 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1925, there were 22247 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1926, there were 20225 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1927, there were 19412 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1928, there were 17859 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1929, there were 16022 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1930, there were 14942 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1931, there were 13131 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1932, there were 12256 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1933, there were 11137 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1934, there were 10565 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1935, there were 9989 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1936, there were 9217 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1937, there were 9602 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1938, there were 9303 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1939, there were 9063 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1940, there were 8887 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1941, there were 8863 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1942, there were 9315 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1943, there were 9369 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1944, there were 8674 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1945, there were 8046 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1946, there were 8475 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1947, there were 8481 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1948, there were 7903 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1949, there were 7651 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1950, there were 7128 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1951, there were 7076 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1952, there were 6953 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1953, there were 6582 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1954, there were 6566 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1955, there were 6187 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1956, there were 6075 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1957, there were 5667 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1958, there were 5247 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1959, there were 5056 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1960, there were 4942 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1961, there were 4896 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1962, there were 4293 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1963, there were 3869 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1964, there were 3640 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1965, there were 3231 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1966, there were 2846 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1967, there were 2420 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1968, there were 2150 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1969, there were 1900 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1970, there were 1816 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1971, there were 1629 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1972, there were 1383 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1973, there were 1273 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1974, there were 1299 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1975, there were 1230 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1976, there were 1198 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1977, there were 1191 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1978, there were 1208 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1979, there were 1202 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1980, there were 1258 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1981, there were 1267 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1982, there were 1178 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1983, there were 1124 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1984, there were 1165 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1985, there were 1116 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1986, there were 1084 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1987, there were 1031 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1988, there were 997 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1989, there were 986 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1990, there were 907 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1991, there were 985 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1992, there were 855 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1993, there were 861 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1994, there were 882 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1995, there were 853 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1996, there were 802 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1997, there were 857 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1998, there were 853 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 1999, there were 875 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2000, there were 909 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2001, there were 951 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2002, there were 905 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2003, there were 896 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2004, there were 914 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2005, there were 908 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2006, there were 891 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2007, there were 963 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2008, there were 928 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2009, there were 915 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2010, there were 934 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2011, there were 906 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2012, there were 931 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2013, there were 993 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2014, there were 1063 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2015, there were 1109 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2016, there were 1103 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2017, there were 1212 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2018, there were 1250 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2019, there were 1351 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2020, there were 1326 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2021, there were 1578 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2022, there were 1666 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2023, there were 1602 babies with the name Ruth recorded.
In 2024, there were 1767 babies with the name Ruth recorded.