Ruth

Girl Hebrew #187 in 2023

Ruth is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Ruth

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. From Ruth the Moabite, רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth by Puritans.

Popularity of Ruth

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,602 births in 2023

1880 2023

832,533 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1920

26,156 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.