Ruth

Ruth

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Ruth is a common female given name, noted from Ruth, the eponymous heroine of the Book of Ruth.

From Wikipedia

Ruth first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 169 babies (rank #75 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ruth

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ruth yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,234

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

169

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	163	#52
1953	150	#61
1954	146	#61
1955	125	#68
1956	122	#73
1957	126	#69
1958	117	#69
1959	105	#79
1960	163	#73
1961	169	#75
1962	160	#74
1963	113	#90
1964	140	#82
1965	84	#95
1966	127	#80
1967	85	#98
1968	81	#102
1971	44	#116
2014	5	#342
2015	2	#783
2016	3	#504
2017	4	#382

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

163

#52

1953

150

#61

1954

146

#61

1955

125

#68

1956

122

#73

1957

126

#69

1958

117

#69

1959

105

#79

1960

163

#73

1961

169

#75

1962

160

#74

1963

113

#90

1964

140

#82

1965

#95

1966

127

#80

1967

#98

1968

#102

1971

#116

2014

#342

2015

#783

2016

#504

2017

#382