Names / Girl names
Ruth
Current rank
#173
and rising
All-time peak
#3
in 1893
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
838,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3 in 1893 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ruth enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It peaked in 1893 at #3. It currently ranks #173 and is climbing. Over 838,900 have carried it since records began.