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 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 — 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.

3,483

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

381

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
1996	381	#121
1997	330	#142
1998	266	#166
1999	247	#182
2000	212	#197
2001	180	#222
2002	172	#236
2003	159	#264
2004	163	#264
2005	151	#284
2006	152	#296
2007	111	#380
2008	127	#352
2009	129	#342
2010	103	#420
2011	106	#419
2012	100	#453
2013	107	#400
2014	97	#457
2015	95	#460
2016	95	#464

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

381

#121

1997

330

#142

1998

266

#166

1999

247

#182

2000

212

#197

2001

180

#222

2002

172

#236

2003

159

#264

2004

163

#264

2005

151

#284

2006

152

#296

2007

111

#380

2008

127

#352

2009

129

#342

2010

103

#420

2011

106

#419

2012

100

#453

2013

107

#400

2014

#457

2015

#460

2016

#464