Baby names
How popular is the name Ruth?
In 2025, 1,781 baby girls in the U.S. were named Ruth, the 173rd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1920, when 26,102 girls got the name. 836,122 girls have been named Ruth since 1880. 2,779 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#173
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
1,781
girls named Ruth
Peak year
1920
26,102 girls
Girls named Ruth each year since 1880
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The numbers for Ruth (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,781 |
| 2024 | 1,787 |
| 2023 | 1,604 |
| 2022 | 1,668 |
| 2021 | 1,579 |
| 2020 | 1,327 |
| 2019 | 1,351 |
| 2018 | 1,251 |
| 2017 | 1,213 |
| 2016 | 1,103 |
| 2015 | 1,110 |
| 2014 | 1,064 |
| 2013 | 993 |
| 2012 | 931 |
| 2011 | 907 |
| 2010 | 934 |
| 2009 | 916 |
| 2008 | 929 |
| 2007 | 964 |
| 2006 | 892 |
| 2005 | 908 |
| 2004 | 915 |
| 2003 | 897 |
| 2002 | 906 |
| 2001 | 951 |
| 2000 | 909 |
| 1999 | 875 |
| 1998 | 853 |
| 1997 | 857 |
| 1996 | 802 |
| 1995 | 853 |
| 1994 | 882 |
| 1993 | 861 |
| 1992 | 855 |
| 1991 | 985 |
| 1990 | 907 |
| 1989 | 987 |
| 1988 | 997 |
| 1987 | 1,031 |
| 1986 | 1,084 |
| 1985 | 1,116 |
| 1984 | 1,165 |
| 1983 | 1,121 |
| 1982 | 1,178 |
| 1981 | 1,267 |
| 1980 | 1,258 |
| 1979 | 1,202 |
| 1978 | 1,208 |
| 1977 | 1,192 |
| 1976 | 1,198 |
| 1975 | 1,230 |
| 1974 | 1,299 |
| 1973 | 1,273 |
| 1972 | 1,383 |
| 1971 | 1,629 |
| 1970 | 1,817 |
| 1969 | 1,900 |
| 1968 | 2,151 |
| 1967 | 2,420 |
| 1966 | 2,845 |
| 1965 | 3,231 |
| 1964 | 3,640 |
| 1963 | 3,869 |
| 1962 | 4,294 |
| 1961 | 4,896 |
| 1960 | 4,943 |
| 1959 | 5,057 |
| 1958 | 5,247 |
| 1957 | 5,667 |
| 1956 | 6,075 |
| 1955 | 6,187 |
| 1954 | 6,566 |
| 1953 | 6,582 |
| 1952 | 6,953 |
| 1951 | 7,076 |
| 1950 | 7,128 |
| 1949 | 7,651 |
| 1948 | 7,903 |
| 1947 | 8,482 |
| 1946 | 8,474 |
| 1945 | 8,046 |
| 1944 | 8,674 |
| 1943 | 9,370 |
| 1942 | 9,315 |
| 1941 | 8,863 |
| 1940 | 8,888 |
| 1939 | 9,062 |
| 1938 | 9,303 |
| 1937 | 9,602 |
| 1936 | 9,217 |
| 1935 | 9,988 |
| 1934 | 10,565 |
| 1933 | 11,136 |
| 1932 | 12,257 |
| 1931 | 13,132 |
| 1930 | 14,942 |
| 1929 | 16,021 |
| 1928 | 17,859 |
| 1927 | 19,412 |
| 1926 | 20,225 |
| 1925 | 22,247 |
| 1924 | 23,601 |
| 1923 | 23,637 |
| 1922 | 23,633 |
| 1921 | 25,783 |
| 1920 | 26,102 |
| 1919 | 24,562 |
| 1918 | 25,535 |
| 1917 | 23,568 |
| 1916 | 23,189 |
| 1915 | 21,878 |
| 1914 | 15,839 |
| 1913 | 12,609 |
| 1912 | 11,280 |
| 1911 | 8,003 |
| 1910 | 7,212 |
| 1909 | 6,509 |
| 1908 | 6,180 |
| 1907 | 5,573 |
| 1906 | 5,140 |
| 1905 | 5,068 |
| 1904 | 4,900 |
| 1903 | 4,517 |
| 1902 | 4,384 |
| 1901 | 3,974 |
| 1900 | 4,765 |
| 1899 | 3,912 |
| 1898 | 4,249 |
| 1897 | 3,878 |
| 1896 | 3,905 |
| 1895 | 3,551 |
| 1894 | 3,372 |
| 1893 | 3,658 |
| 1892 | 3,290 |
| 1891 | 1,857 |
| 1890 | 1,195 |
| 1889 | 1,073 |
| 1888 | 850 |
| 1887 | 627 |
| 1886 | 581 |
| 1885 | 506 |
| 1884 | 442 |
| 1883 | 387 |
| 1882 | 323 |
| 1881 | 275 |
| 1880 | 234 |
Boys named Ruth each year since 1880
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The numbers for Ruth (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1982 | 15 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1964 | 17 |
| 1963 | 17 |
| 1962 | 22 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1960 | 17 |
| 1959 | 12 |
| 1958 | 13 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1956 | 13 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1953 | 9 |
| 1952 | 17 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1949 | 21 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1947 | 25 |
| 1946 | 30 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1944 | 32 |
| 1943 | 42 |
| 1942 | 43 |
| 1941 | 39 |
| 1940 | 36 |
| 1939 | 50 |
| 1938 | 43 |
| 1937 | 49 |
| 1936 | 43 |
| 1935 | 52 |
| 1934 | 65 |
| 1933 | 52 |
| 1932 | 76 |
| 1931 | 60 |
| 1930 | 70 |
| 1929 | 70 |
| 1928 | 68 |
| 1927 | 91 |
| 1926 | 73 |
| 1925 | 77 |
| 1924 | 71 |
| 1923 | 62 |
| 1922 | 73 |
| 1921 | 58 |
| 1920 | 54 |
| 1919 | 63 |
| 1918 | 47 |
| 1917 | 50 |
| 1916 | 55 |
| 1915 | 46 |
| 1914 | 46 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1912 | 43 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1906 | 19 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1904 | 15 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1902 | 17 |
| 1901 | 15 |
| 1900 | 16 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1897 | 20 |
| 1896 | 12 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1894 | 15 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1892 | 12 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.