Ruth

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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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 381 babies (rank #121 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,483
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
381
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996381#121
1997330#142
1998266#166
1999247#182
2000212#197
2001180#222
2002172#236
2003159#264
2004163#264
2005151#284
2006152#296
2007111#380
2008127#352
2009129#342
2010103#420
2011106#419
2012100#453
2013107#400
201497#457
201595#460
201695#464