Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2.200% 1.760% 1.320% 0.880% 0.440% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Ruth (masculine)   Ruth (feminine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #187 0.091
2022 - - #179 0.093
2021 - - #187 0.088
2020 - - #219 0.075
2019 - - #230 0.074
2018 - - #261 0.067
2017 - - #264 0.064
2016 - - #295 0.057
2015 - - #292 0.057
2014 - - #309 0.054
2013 - - #327 0.052
2012 - - #338 0.048
2011 - - #355 0.047
2010 - - #345 0.048
2009 - - #354 0.045
2008 - - #356 0.045
2007 - - #344 0.045
2006 - - #365 0.043
2005 - - #347 0.045
2004 - - #350 0.045
2003 - - #344 0.045
2002 - - #334 0.046
2001 - - #326 0.048
2000 - - #339 0.046
1999 - - #343 0.045
1998 - - #342 0.044
1997 - - #333 0.045
1996 - - #346 0.042
1995 - - #320 0.044
1994 - - #308 0.045
1993 - - #308 0.044
1992 - - #319 0.043
1991 - - #285 0.048
1990 - - #304 0.044
1989 - - #273 0.049
1988 - - #256 0.052
1987 - - #248 0.055
1986 - - #238 0.059
1985 - - #232 0.060
1984 - - #223 0.065
1983 - - #223 0.063
1982 - - #222 0.065
1981 - - #207 0.071
1980 - - #207 0.071
1979 - - #216 0.070
1978 - - #212 0.073
1977 - - #212 0.072
1976 - - #205 0.076
1975 - - #199 0.079
1974 - - #195 0.083
1973 - - #201 0.082
1972 - - #201 0.086
1971 - - #190 0.093
1970 - - #178 0.099
1969 - - #168 0.108
1968 - - #149 0.126
1967 - - #145 0.141
1966 - - #128 0.162
1965 - - #118 0.177
1964 - - #114 0.186
1963 - - #113 0.195
1962 - - #104 0.212
1961 - - #96 0.236
1960 - - #97 0.238
1959 - - #97 0.243
1958 - - #90 0.254
1957 - - #84 0.270
1956 - - #77 0.295
1955 - - #70 0.309
1954 - - #66 0.330
1953 - - #62 0.341
1952 - - #57 0.366
1951 - - #53 0.383
1950 - - #49 0.405
1949 - - #47 0.436
1948 - - #45 0.454
1947 - - #44 0.467
1946 - - #38 0.525
1945 - - #33 0.598
1944 - - #32 0.635
1943 - - #33 0.653
1942 - - #33 0.670
1941 - - #28 0.711
1940 - - #24 0.752
1939 #867 0.004
#22 0.799
1938 #963 0.004
#21 0.815
1937 #880 0.004
#15 0.872
1936 #940 0.004
#16 0.855
1935 #870 0.005
#15 0.919
1934 #762 0.006
#13 0.976
1933 #860 0.005
#13 1.065
1932 #708 0.007
#11 1.108
1931 #808 0.006
#11 1.190
1930 #765 0.006
#10 1.281
1929 #762 0.006
#8 1.384
1928 #786 0.006
#6 1.494
1927 #668 0.008
#6 1.570
1926 #749 0.006
#6 1.644
1925 #746 0.007
#6 1.761
1924 #797 0.006
#6 1.821
1923 #860 0.005
#6 1.887
1922 #780 0.006
#5 1.894
1921 #920 0.005
#5 2.015
1920 #940 0.005
#5 2.098
1919 #822 0.006
#5 2.091
1918 #975 0.004
#5 2.124
1917 #900 0.005
#5 2.097
1916 #840 0.006
#5 2.136
1915 #916 0.005
#5 2.137
1914 #777 0.007
#5 1.988
1913 #835 0.006
#5 1.925
1912 #635 0.010
#5 1.923
1911 #562 0.012
#5 1.811
1910 #461 0.017
#5 1.719
1909 #653 0.010
#4 1.768
1908 #566 0.012
#4 1.743
1907 #664 0.009
#5 1.652
1906 #523 0.013
#5 1.640
1905 #507 0.014
#5 1.636
1904 #587 0.011
#5 1.676
1903 #619 0.010
#5 1.624
1902 #521 0.013
#5 1.564
1901 #506 0.013
#5 1.563
1900 #623 0.010
#5 1.500
1899 #714 0.008
#5 1.581
1898 #543 0.011
#5 1.550
1897 #422 0.016
#5 1.562
1896 #641 0.009
#5 1.550
1895 #872 0.006
#6 1.437
1894 #521 0.012
#6 1.429
1893 #572 0.010
#3 1.624
1892 #597 0.009
#5 1.463
1891 - - #19 0.945
1890 - - #46 0.593
1889 - - #46 0.567
1888 - - #59 0.449
1887 - - #62 0.403
1886 - - #66 0.378
1885 - - #70 0.356
1884 - - #74 0.321
1883 - - #73 0.322
1882 - - #80 0.279
1881 - - #84 0.278
1880 - - #93 0.240