Ruth
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Amharic | Girl | Friend |
| Aramaic | Girl | Friend / Companion |
| Biblical | Girl | Companion; friend. |
| Brazilian | Girl | Friend |
| Byzantine | Girl | Friend |
| Christian | Girl | Beautiful and compassionate. |
| Danish | Girl | Companion / Friend |
| German | Girl | Companion / Friend |
| Hebrew | Girl | Beautiful and compassionate. |
| Jamaican | Girl | Friend |
| Jewish | Girl | Friend |
| Latin | Girl | Friend |
| Mormon | Girl | Biblical figure and name of general leaders |
| Norwegian | Girl | Friend |
| Spanish | Girl | Friend |
Fun Facts About the Name Ruth
Popularity of Ruth
Popularity Analysis
The name Ruth first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #3, which it reached in 1893. It spent 39 years in the top 10. As of 2024, it ranked #172.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 172 | Female | 0.1000% |
| 2023 | 187 | Female | 0.0912% |
| 2022 | 179 | Female | 0.0928% |
| 2021 | 187 | Female | 0.0880% |
| 2020 | 220 | Female | 0.0751% |
| 2019 | 231 | Female | 0.0736% |
| 2018 | 263 | Female | 0.0671% |
| 2017 | 264 | Female | 0.0640% |
| 2016 | 299 | Female | 0.0563% |
| 2015 | 292 | Female | 0.0566% |
| 2014 | 311 | Female | 0.0541% |
| 2013 | 328 | Female | 0.0512% |
| 2012 | 342 | Female | 0.0478% |
| 2011 | 358 | Female | 0.0464% |
| 2010 | 348 | Female | 0.0471% |
| 2009 | 357 | Female | 0.0449% |
| 2008 | 359 | Female | 0.0442% |
| 2007 | 345 | Female | 0.0452% |
| 2006 | 365 | Female | 0.0426% |
| 2005 | 348 | Female | 0.0446% |
| 2004 | 351 | Female | 0.0447% |
| 2003 | 353 | Female | 0.0439% |
| 2002 | 337 | Female | 0.0454% |
| 2001 | 330 | Female | 0.0472% |
| 2000 | 344 | Female | 0.0449% |
| 1999 | 349 | Female | 0.0442% |
| 1998 | 346 | Female | 0.0434% |
| 1997 | 336 | Female | 0.0446% |
| 1996 | 350 | Female | 0.0413% |
| 1995 | 323 | Female | 0.0439% |
| 1994 | 311 | Female | 0.0448% |
| 1993 | 312 | Female | 0.0431% |
| 1992 | 322 | Female | 0.0423% |
| 1991 | 284 | Female | 0.0484% |
| 1990 | 305 | Female | 0.0441% |
| 1989 | 275 | Female | 0.0493% |
| 1988 | 256 | Female | 0.0518% |
| 1987 | 249 | Female | 0.0549% |
| 1986 | 240 | Female | 0.0586% |
| 1985 | 233 | Female | 0.0605% |
| 1984 | 222 | Female | 0.0644% |
| 1983 | 223 | Female | 0.0628% |
| 1982 | 223 | Female | 0.0648% |
| 1981 | 208 | Female | 0.0708% |
| 1980 | 208 | Female | 0.0704% |
| 1979 | 217 | Female | 0.0697% |
| 1978 | 213 | Female | 0.0734% |
| 1977 | 212 | Female | 0.0721% |
| 1976 | 205 | Female | 0.0762% |
| 1975 | 199 | Female | 0.0786% |
| 1974 | 195 | Female | 0.0832% |
| 1973 | 201 | Female | 0.0820% |
| 1972 | 201 | Female | 0.0860% |
| 1971 | 191 | Female | 0.0927% |
| 1970 | 178 | Female | 0.0993% |
| 1969 | 168 | Female | 0.1077% |
| 1968 | 149 | Female | 0.1258% |
| 1967 | 145 | Female | 0.1408% |
| 1966 | 128 | Female | 0.1623% |
| 1965 | 118 | Female | 0.1769% |
| 1964 | 114 | Female | 0.1858% |
| 1963 | 113 | Female | 0.1946% |
| 1962 | 104 | Female | 0.2120% |
| 1961 | 96 | Female | 0.2356% |
| 1960 | 97 | Female | 0.2377% |
| 1959 | 97 | Female | 0.2429% |
| 1958 | 90 | Female | 0.2543% |
| 1957 | 84 | Female | 0.2701% |
| 1956 | 78 | Female | 0.2945% |
| 1955 | 69 | Female | 0.3089% |
| 1954 | 66 | Female | 0.3298% |
| 1953 | 62 | Female | 0.3408% |
| 1952 | 58 | Female | 0.3646% |
| 1951 | 53 | Female | 0.3837% |
| 1950 | 49 | Female | 0.4052% |
| 1949 | 47 | Female | 0.4360% |
| 1948 | 45 | Female | 0.4537% |
| 1947 | 44 | Female | 0.4664% |
| 1946 | 38 | Female | 0.5257% |
| 1945 | 33 | Female | 0.5973% |
| 1944 | 32 | Female | 0.6349% |
| 1943 | 33 | Female | 0.6523% |
| 1942 | 33 | Female | 0.6700% |
| 1941 | 28 | Female | 0.7114% |
| 1940 | 24 | Female | 0.7522% |
| 1939 | 22 | Female | 0.7991% |
| 1938 | 21 | Female | 0.8148% |
| 1937 | 15 | Female | 0.8717% |
| 1936 | 16 | Female | 0.8554% |
| 1935 | 15 | Female | 0.9197% |
| 1934 | 13 | Female | 0.9763% |
| 1933 | 13 | Female | 1.0644% |
| 1932 | 11 | Female | 1.1076% |
| 1931 | 11 | Female | 1.1898% |
| 1930 | 10 | Female | 1.2805% |
| 1929 | 8 | Female | 1.3837% |
| 1928 | 6 | Female | 1.4942% |
| 1927 | 6 | Female | 1.5705% |
| 1926 | 6 | Female | 1.6422% |
| 1925 | 6 | Female | 1.7620% |
| 1924 | 6 | Female | 1.8217% |
| 1923 | 6 | Female | 1.8874% |
| 1922 | 5 | Female | 1.8939% |
| 1921 | 5 | Female | 2.0148% |
| 1920 | 5 | Female | 2.0987% |
| 1919 | 5 | Female | 2.0918% |
| 1918 | 5 | Female | 2.1241% |
| 1917 | 5 | Female | 2.0970% |
| 1916 | 5 | Female | 2.1355% |
| 1915 | 5 | Female | 2.1373% |
| 1914 | 5 | Female | 1.9887% |
| 1913 | 5 | Female | 1.9247% |
| 1912 | 5 | Female | 1.9224% |
| 1911 | 5 | Female | 1.8111% |
| 1910 | 5 | Female | 1.7189% |
| 1909 | 4 | Female | 1.7683% |
| 1908 | 4 | Female | 1.7428% |
| 1907 | 5 | Female | 1.6516% |
| 1906 | 5 | Female | 1.6397% |
| 1905 | 5 | Female | 1.6355% |
| 1904 | 5 | Female | 1.6755% |
| 1903 | 5 | Female | 1.6240% |
| 1902 | 5 | Female | 1.5638% |
| 1901 | 5 | Female | 1.5631% |
| 1900 | 5 | Female | 1.4990% |
| 1899 | 5 | Female | 1.5806% |
| 1898 | 5 | Female | 1.5499% |
| 1897 | 5 | Female | 1.5620% |
| 1896 | 5 | Female | 1.5496% |
| 1895 | 6 | Female | 1.4370% |
| 1894 | 6 | Female | 1.4290% |
| 1893 | 3 | Female | 1.6241% |
| 1892 | 5 | Female | 1.4631% |
| 1891 | 19 | Female | 0.9447% |
| 1890 | 46 | Female | 0.5926% |
| 1889 | 46 | Female | 0.5671% |
| 1888 | 59 | Female | 0.4487% |
| 1887 | 62 | Female | 0.4034% |
| 1886 | 66 | Female | 0.3779% |
| 1885 | 70 | Female | 0.3572% |
| 1884 | 74 | Female | 0.3212% |
| 1883 | 74 | Female | 0.3223% |
| 1882 | 80 | Female | 0.2792% |
| 1881 | 84 | Female | 0.2792% |
| 1880 | 93 | Female | 0.2397% |
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