How Many People Are Named Ruth?
people named Ruth are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,543 people in the US has this name
Based on 838,901 babies named Ruth in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
26,156 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ruth (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruth alive today is about 62 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruth first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 26,156 babies. In 2025, 1,781 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ruth reached #3 among girls' names in 1893, and was in the top 10 for 39 years, 1892 to 1930. In 2025 it ranked #173.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #173 |
| Best rank | #3 (1893) |
| Years in the top 10 | 39 |
| Years in the top 100 | 82 (1880 to 1961) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruth alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruth were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 17,358 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ruth was given 2.1 times as often in Alaska, 1.5 times in Delaware and 1.4 times in Ohio.
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