Ruth
#22 most common girls' name of all time · #59 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among girls
#22
Rank overall
#59 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
838,901
Since 2016
14,664
Peak year
1920 #5
Best rank
#3 1893
Girls
Boys
peak 26,156/yr
Ruth is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,781 | — | 1,781 | #173 |
| 2024 | 1,787 | — | 1,787 | #171 |
| 2023 | 1,604 | — | 1,604 | #187 |
| 2022 | 1,668 | — | 1,668 | #179 |
| 2021 | 1,579 | — | 1,579 | #187 |
| 2020 | 1,327 | — | 1,327 | #219 |
| 2019 | 1,351 | — | 1,351 | #231 |
| 2018 | 1,251 | — | 1,251 | #261 |
| 2017 | 1,213 | — | 1,213 | #264 |
| 2016 | 1,103 | — | 1,103 | #295 |
| 2015 | 1,110 | — | 1,110 | #291 |
| 2014 | 1,064 | — | 1,064 | #305 |
| 2013 | 993 | — | 993 | #327 |
| 2012 | 931 | — | 931 | #338 |
| 2011 | 907 | — | 907 | #355 |
| 2010 | 934 | — | 934 | #345 |
| 2009 | 916 | — | 916 | #354 |
| 2008 | 929 | 5 | 934 | #355 |
| 2007 | 964 | — | 964 | #344 |
| 2006 | 892 | — | 892 | #363 |
| 2005 | 908 | — | 908 | #347 |
| 2004 | 915 | — | 915 | #349 |
| 2003 | 897 | — | 897 | #344 |
| 2002 | 906 | — | 906 | #334 |
| 2001 | 951 | — | 951 | #326 |
| 2000 | 909 | — | 909 | #339 |
| 1999 | 875 | — | 875 | #343 |
| 1998 | 853 | — | 853 | #342 |
| 1997 | 857 | — | 857 | #333 |
| 1996 | 802 | — | 802 | #346 |
| 1995 | 853 | 6 | 859 | #320 |
| 1994 | 882 | — | 882 | #309 |
| 1993 | 861 | 5 | 866 | #308 |
| 1992 | 855 | — | 855 | #319 |
| 1991 | 985 | 5 | 990 | #285 |
| 1990 | 907 | 8 | 915 | #305 |
| 1989 | 987 | 12 | 999 | #273 |
| 1988 | 997 | 14 | 1,011 | #256 |
| 1987 | 1,031 | 9 | 1,040 | #248 |
| 1986 | 1,084 | 13 | 1,097 | #238 |
| 1985 | 1,116 | 9 | 1,125 | #232 |
| 1984 | 1,165 | 11 | 1,176 | #222 |
| 1983 | 1,121 | 11 | 1,132 | #223 |
| 1982 | 1,178 | 15 | 1,193 | #222 |
| 1981 | 1,267 | 6 | 1,273 | #207 |
| 1980 | 1,258 | 8 | 1,266 | #207 |
| 1979 | 1,202 | 8 | 1,210 | #216 |
| 1978 | 1,208 | 11 | 1,219 | #212 |
| 1977 | 1,192 | 8 | 1,200 | #212 |
| 1976 | 1,198 | 11 | 1,209 | #205 |
| 1975 | 1,230 | 5 | 1,235 | #199 |
| 1974 | 1,299 | 5 | 1,304 | #195 |
| 1973 | 1,273 | 14 | 1,287 | #201 |
| 1972 | 1,383 | — | 1,383 | #201 |
| 1971 | 1,629 | 12 | 1,641 | #190 |
| 1970 | 1,817 | 11 | 1,828 | #178 |
| 1969 | 1,900 | 8 | 1,908 | #168 |
| 1968 | 2,151 | 8 | 2,159 | #149 |
| 1967 | 2,420 | 15 | 2,435 | #145 |
| 1966 | 2,845 | 11 | 2,856 | #128 |
| 1965 | 3,231 | 12 | 3,243 | #118 |
| 1964 | 3,640 | 17 | 3,657 | #114 |
| 1963 | 3,869 | 17 | 3,886 | #113 |
| 1962 | 4,294 | 22 | 4,316 | #104 |
| 1961 | 4,896 | 12 | 4,908 | #96 |
| 1960 | 4,943 | 17 | 4,960 | #97 |
| 1959 | 5,057 | 12 | 5,069 | #97 |
| 1958 | 5,247 | 13 | 5,260 | #90 |
| 1957 | 5,667 | 20 | 5,687 | #84 |
| 1956 | 6,075 | 13 | 6,088 | #77 |
| 1955 | 6,187 | 17 | 6,204 | #70 |
| 1954 | 6,566 | 8 | 6,574 | #66 |
| 1953 | 6,582 | 9 | 6,591 | #62 |
| 1952 | 6,953 | 17 | 6,970 | #57 |
| 1951 | 7,076 | 11 | 7,087 | #53 |
| 1950 | 7,128 | 10 | 7,138 | #49 |
| 1949 | 7,651 | 21 | 7,672 | #47 |
| 1948 | 7,903 | 14 | 7,917 | #45 |
| 1947 | 8,482 | 25 | 8,507 | #44 |
| 1946 | 8,474 | 30 | 8,504 | #38 |
| 1945 | 8,046 | 18 | 8,064 | #33 |
| 1944 | 8,674 | 32 | 8,706 | #32 |
| 1943 | 9,370 | 42 | 9,412 | #33 |
| 1942 | 9,315 | 43 | 9,358 | #33 |
| 1941 | 8,863 | 39 | 8,902 | #28 |
| 1940 | 8,888 | 36 | 8,924 | #24 |
| 1939 | 9,062 | 50 | 9,112 | #22 |
| 1938 | 9,303 | 43 | 9,346 | #21 |
| 1937 | 9,602 | 49 | 9,651 | #15 |
| 1936 | 9,217 | 43 | 9,260 | #16 |
| 1935 | 9,988 | 52 | 10,040 | #15 |
| 1934 | 10,565 | 65 | 10,630 | #13 |
| 1933 | 11,136 | 52 | 11,188 | #13 |
| 1932 | 12,257 | 76 | 12,333 | #11 |
| 1931 | 13,132 | 60 | 13,192 | #11 |
| 1930 | 14,942 | 70 | 15,012 | #10 |
| 1929 | 16,021 | 70 | 16,091 | #8 |
| 1928 | 17,859 | 68 | 17,927 | #6 |
| 1927 | 19,412 | 91 | 19,503 | #6 |
| 1926 | 20,225 | 73 | 20,298 | #6 |
| 1925 | 22,247 | 77 | 22,324 | #6 |
| 1924 | 23,601 | 71 | 23,672 | #6 |
| 1923 | 23,637 | 62 | 23,699 | #6 |
| 1922 | 23,633 | 73 | 23,706 | #5 |
| 1921 | 25,783 | 58 | 25,841 | #5 |
| 1920 | 26,102 | 54 | 26,156 | #5 |
| 1919 | 24,562 | 63 | 24,625 | #5 |
| 1918 | 25,535 | 47 | 25,582 | #5 |
| 1917 | 23,568 | 50 | 23,618 | #5 |
| 1916 | 23,189 | 55 | 23,244 | #5 |
| 1915 | 21,878 | 46 | 21,924 | #5 |
| 1914 | 15,839 | 46 | 15,885 | #5 |
| 1913 | 12,609 | 33 | 12,642 | #5 |
| 1912 | 11,280 | 43 | 11,323 | #5 |
| 1911 | 8,003 | 29 | 8,032 | #5 |
| 1910 | 7,212 | 35 | 7,247 | #5 |
| 1909 | 6,509 | 17 | 6,526 | #4 |
| 1908 | 6,180 | 20 | 6,200 | #4 |
| 1907 | 5,573 | 15 | 5,588 | #5 |
| 1906 | 5,140 | 19 | 5,159 | #5 |
| 1905 | 5,068 | 20 | 5,088 | #5 |
| 1904 | 4,900 | 15 | 4,915 | #5 |
| 1903 | 4,517 | 13 | 4,530 | #5 |
| 1902 | 4,384 | 17 | 4,401 | #5 |
| 1901 | 3,974 | 15 | 3,989 | #5 |
| 1900 | 4,765 | 16 | 4,781 | #5 |
| 1899 | 3,912 | 9 | 3,921 | #5 |
| 1898 | 4,249 | 15 | 4,264 | #5 |
| 1897 | 3,878 | 20 | 3,898 | #5 |
| 1896 | 3,905 | 12 | 3,917 | #5 |
| 1895 | 3,551 | 7 | 3,558 | #6 |
| 1894 | 3,372 | 15 | 3,387 | #6 |
| 1893 | 3,658 | 12 | 3,670 | #3 |
| 1892 | 3,290 | 12 | 3,302 | #5 |
| 1891 | 1,857 | — | 1,857 | #19 |
| 1890 | 1,195 | 5 | 1,200 | #46 |
| 1889 | 1,073 | — | 1,073 | #46 |
| 1888 | 850 | — | 850 | #59 |
| 1887 | 627 | 5 | 632 | #62 |
| 1886 | 581 | — | 581 | #66 |
| 1885 | 506 | 5 | 511 | #70 |
| 1884 | 442 | — | 442 | #74 |
| 1883 | 387 | — | 387 | #74 |
| 1882 | 323 | — | 323 | #80 |
| 1881 | 275 | — | 275 | #84 |
| 1880 | 234 | — | 234 | #93 |