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Ruth

Pronounced /ɹuːθ/

Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1927 · #669
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:1,767 in 2024 (#172)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • No boys were recorded as Ruth in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
  • It peaked in 1927 with 91 babies, ranked #669.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1885.
  • 2,780 boys have been named Ruth since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ruth per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
  7. 0
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,157 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 909 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 305 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 147 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 124 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth (“compassion”) by Puritans.

  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ɹuːθ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Ruth, CC BY-SA 4.0.