Is Ruth a boy or girl name?
Ruth is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,767 girls and 0 boys were named Ruth, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 837,080 US babies named Ruth were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #172
- Babies named Ruth since 1880
- 837,080
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 26,156 babies
Boys and girls named Ruth, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 5,298 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 107 | 32,867 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 167 | 51,010 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 447 | 173,675 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 697 | 218,521 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 560 | 109,205 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 301 | 85,664 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 130 | 62,537 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 139 | 34,187 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 85 | 13,429 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 108 | 11,206 | 99% |
| 1990s | 24 | 8,730 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 5 | 9,180 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,852 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,939 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,767 | #172 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,602 | #187 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,666 | #179 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #187 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,326 | #219 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #231 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,250 | #262 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #264 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,103 | #295 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #292 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,063 | #309 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 993 | #327 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 931 | #340 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 906 | #358 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 934 | #345 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 915 | #354 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,210 | 928 | #356 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 963 | #345 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 891 | #364 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 908 | #347 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 914 | #350 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 896 | #344 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 905 | #334 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 951 | #326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 909 | #339 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 875 | #344 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 853 | #342 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 857 | #334 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 802 | #346 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,674 | 853 | #321 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 882 | #309 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,896 | 861 | #308 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 855 | #319 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,346 | 985 | #285 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,305 | 907 | #305 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,480 | 986 | #274 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,672 | 997 | #256 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,886 | 1,031 | #249 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,615 | 1,084 | #238 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,626 | 1,116 | #233 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,889 | 1,165 | #223 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,827 | 1,124 | #223 |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,078 | 1,178 | #222 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,105 | 1,267 | #207 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,861 | 1,258 | #207 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,776 | 1,202 | #216 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,566 | 1,208 | #212 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,502 | 1,191 | #212 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,442 | 1,198 | #205 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,163 | 1,230 | #199 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,861 | 1,299 | #195 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,694 | 1,273 | #201 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,383 | #201 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,944 | 1,629 | #190 |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,036 | 1,816 | #178 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,540 | 1,900 | #168 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,320 | 2,150 | #149 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,121 | 2,420 | #145 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,599 | 2,846 | #128 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,450 | 3,231 | #118 |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,027 | 3,640 | #114 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,033 | 3,869 | #113 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,750 | 4,293 | #104 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,520 | 4,896 | #96 |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,025 | 4,942 | #97 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,511 | 5,056 | #97 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,350 | 5,247 | #90 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,829 | 5,667 | #84 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,350 | 6,075 | #77 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,965 | 6,187 | #70 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,136 | 6,566 | #66 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,875 | 6,582 | #62 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,928 | 6,953 | #57 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,478 | 7,076 | #53 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,554 | 7,128 | #49 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,659 | 7,651 | #47 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,100 | 7,903 | #45 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,515 | 8,481 | #44 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,295 | 8,475 | #38 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,570 | 8,046 | #33 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,188 | 8,674 | #32 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,050 | 9,369 | #33 |
| 1942 | 43 | #1,034 | 9,315 | #33 |
| 1941 | 39 | #1,045 | 8,863 | #28 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,105 | 8,887 | #24 |
| 1939 | 50 | #884 | 9,063 | #22 |
| 1938 | 43 | #975 | 9,303 | #21 |
| 1937 | 49 | #891 | 9,602 | #15 |
| 1936 | 43 | #948 | 9,217 | #16 |
| 1935 | 52 | #880 | 9,989 | #15 |
| 1934 | 65 | #770 | 10,565 | #13 |
| 1933 | 52 | #868 | 11,137 | #13 |
| 1932 | 76 | #717 | 12,256 | #11 |
| 1931 | 60 | #814 | 13,131 | #11 |
| 1930 | 70 | #770 | 14,942 | #10 |
| 1929 | 70 | #770 | 16,022 | #8 |
| 1928 | 68 | #796 | 17,859 | #6 |
| 1927 | 91 | #675 | 19,412 | #6 |
| 1926 | 73 | #758 | 20,225 | #6 |
| 1925 | 77 | #753 | 22,247 | #6 |
| 1924 | 71 | #807 | 23,600 | #6 |
| 1923 | 62 | #870 | 23,638 | #6 |
| 1922 | 73 | #788 | 23,633 | #5 |
| 1921 | 58 | #930 | 25,783 | #5 |
| 1920 | 54 | #945 | 26,102 | #5 |
| 1919 | 63 | #830 | 24,562 | #5 |
| 1918 | 47 | #983 | 25,535 | #5 |
| 1917 | 50 | #907 | 23,568 | #5 |
| 1916 | 55 | #853 | 23,189 | #5 |
| 1915 | 46 | #923 | 21,878 | #5 |
| 1914 | 46 | #787 | 15,839 | #5 |
| 1913 | 33 | #850 | 12,609 | #5 |
| 1912 | 43 | #647 | 11,280 | #5 |
| 1911 | 29 | #573 | 8,003 | #5 |
| 1910 | 35 | #469 | 7,212 | #5 |
| 1909 | 17 | #673 | 6,509 | #4 |
| 1908 | 20 | #578 | 6,180 | #4 |
| 1907 | 15 | #694 | 5,573 | #5 |
| 1906 | 19 | #542 | 5,140 | #5 |
| 1905 | 20 | #522 | 5,068 | #5 |
| 1904 | 15 | #609 | 4,900 | #5 |
| 1903 | 13 | #651 | 4,517 | #5 |
| 1902 | 17 | #533 | 4,384 | #5 |
| 1901 | 15 | #528 | 3,974 | #5 |
| 1900 | 16 | #645 | 4,765 | #5 |
| 1899 | 9 | #771 | 3,912 | #5 |
| 1898 | 15 | #566 | 4,249 | #5 |
| 1897 | 20 | #435 | 3,878 | #5 |
| 1896 | 12 | #667 | 3,905 | #5 |
| 1895 | 7 | #966 | 3,551 | #6 |
| 1894 | 15 | #535 | 3,372 | #6 |
| 1893 | 12 | #606 | 3,658 | #3 |
| 1892 | 12 | #632 | 3,290 | #5 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 1,857 | #19 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,133 | 1,195 | #46 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,073 | #46 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 850 | #59 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,046 | 627 | #62 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 581 | #66 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,076 | 506 | #70 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 442 | #74 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 387 | #74 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 323 | #80 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 275 | #84 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 234 | #93 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ruth reached #435 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #3 in 1893. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ruth
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.