Ruth Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Ruth

Ruth Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: roo(th)
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Ruth Name Meaning

An emblem of loyalty and unselfishness, in allusion to the Biblical character who said to Naomi: Whither thou goest, 1 will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy Lord my Lord;.

Ruth Name Popularity

How popular is the name Ruth? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	5	7,209	2.0475%
1911	5	7,995	2.147%
1912	5	11,276	2.236%
1913	5	12,607	2.2236%
1914	5	15,835	2.2722%
1915	5	21,878	2.408%
1916	5	23,190	2.4006%
1917	5	23,568	2.3558%
1918	5	25,534	2.3792%
1919	5	24,565	2.346%
1920	5	26,101	2.3475%
1921	5	25,783	2.2517%
1922	5	23,629	2.1209%
1923	6	23,637	2.1104%
1924	6	23,601	2.0324%
1925	6	22,248	1.9684%
1926	6	20,218	1.8382%
1927	6	19,417	1.7541%
1928	6	17,861	1.6693%
1929	8	16,015	1.5461%
1930	10	14,937	1.43%
1931	11	13,125	1.3298%
1932	11	12,255	1.2404%
1933	13	11,137	1.1954%
1934	13	10,567	1.0931%
1935	15	9,985	1.0275%
1936	16	9,213	0.9564%
1937	15	9,598	0.974%
1938	21	9,301	0.9085%
1939	22	9,056	0.8903%
1940	24	8,879	0.8354%
1941	28	8,860	0.7872%
1942	33	9,308	0.7371%
1943	33	9,365	0.7174%
1944	32	8,671	0.6996%
1945	33	8,041	0.6593%
1946	38	8,472	0.5742%
1947	44	8,481	0.5081%
1948	45	7,904	0.4951%
1949	47	7,651	0.4756%
1950	49	7,127	0.4426%
1951	53	7,075	0.4173%
1952	57	6,953	0.3983%
1953	62	6,577	0.3716%
1954	66	6,567	0.3592%
1955	70	6,183	0.3361%
1956	77	6,072	0.3215%
1957	84	5,667	0.2945%
1958	90	5,246	0.2776%
1959	97	5,052	0.2659%
1960	97	4,943	0.2609%
1961	96	4,888	0.2589%
1962	104	4,292	0.2338%
1963	113	3,866	0.2154%
1964	114	3,625	0.2059%
1965	118	3,230	0.1975%
1966	128	2,837	0.1817%
1967	144	2,415	0.1591%
1968	149	2,143	0.1427%
1969	167	1,897	0.1231%
1970	177	1,804	0.1134%
1971	189	1,615	0.1075%
1972	200	1,365	0.1002%
1973	202	1,241	0.0957%
1974	195	1,282	0.0986%
1975	200	1,207	0.0939%
1976	207	1,170	0.0908%
1977	212	1,162	0.0862%
1978	212	1,188	0.0884%
1979	218	1,178	0.0835%
1980	209	1,224	0.0837%
1981	207	1,245	0.0847%
1982	221	1,157	0.0774%
1983	224	1,096	0.0743%
1984	223	1,137	0.0764%
1985	232	1,089	0.0717%
1986	239	1,053	0.0698%
1987	249	995	0.0652%
1988	256	968	0.0621%
1989	274	953	0.0591%
1990	310	852	0.0514%
1991	289	939	0.0576%
1992	324	805	0.0504%
1993	314	817	0.0524%
1994	316	829	0.054%
1995	324	805	0.0534%
1996	349	762	0.0509%
1997	335	817	0.0552%
1998	344	816	0.0545%
1999	345	836	0.0558%
2000	348	856	0.056%
2001	328	918	0.0609%
2002	337	867	0.0579%
2003	350	843	0.0554%
2004	350	877	0.0575%
2005	351	866	0.0566%
2006	360	867	0.0554%
2007	344	923	0.0585%
2008	360	881	0.057%
2009	349	890	0.0595%
2010	339	904	0.0627%
2011	349	877	0.0616%
2012	333	902	0.0633%
2013	322	962	0.0676%
2014	307	1,027	0.0705%
2015	287	1,066	0.0733%
2016	292	1,063	0.0737%
2017	257	1,184	0.0848%
2018	258	1,212	0.0882%
2019	224	1,315	0.0971%
2020	222	1,266	0.0995%
2021	186	1,440	0.1178%

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Names Like Ruth

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What names are variants of Ruth?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Ruth.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ruthe	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthelle	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthellen	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthetta	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthi	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthie	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthina	Friend, companion	Hebrew
Ruthine	Friend, companion	Hebrew

What names sound like Ruth?

If you like how Ruth sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ruth.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Reta		Greek
Retha	Excellence; righteous	Greek
Rita	Right	Spanish
Rudi		German
Ruta	Regret	English

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Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
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13 Comments

Jaclyn Jun 18 at 8:08 am

We both loved the name Ruth. We liked that it was an older name not used very often.

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Briana Mar 6 at 10:36 am

We love the simplicity and depth of Ruth. A wonderful character in the Bible and the meaning of friend!

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Davene Jan 23 at 12:27 am

Ruth means friendship or companionship.
Ruth is Lord Jesus’ ancestor who also came from the line of King David

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Tessa Oct 12 at 4:55 am

My grandmother’s name was Ruth, and she was the most wonderful woman. I have wanted a “Ruthie” of my own since I can remember, and I’m over the moon that she’s here (I was convinced she was a boy during my whole pregnancy!) I can’t wait to tell her about her great-grandmother!

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Katie Jul 1 at 7:03 pm

This is the only name my husband and I could agree on. We love it because it’s an older name, but it’s timeless. We were also looking for a Saint/biblical namesake for our little girl.

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Bonnie Jun 22 at 9:08 am

Family name

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Mohau Mangena Jun 1 at 2:52 am

Ruth was a strong and love woman of God, she never change her love for Naomi(Mohau’s baptismal name) as she was nothing left for her.

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Lani Jun 24 at 5:37 pm

RUTH is a very special name to my husband and I because it is his mother’s name and also his aunty’s name who is married to my uncle and both of them passed.

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- Raffaela Toro Dec 26 at 2:44 pm
  
  It’s a beautiful name what makes it beautiful is the meaning of the name compassionate friend
  
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  - Raffaela Toro Dec 26 at 2:45 pm
    
    Ruth is also my middle name is suits with raffaela meaning god heals in Hebrew
    
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  - Ruth Jun 25 at 8:13 am
    
    My name is a really special name cause I live in accordance to it’s meaning which is a companion or a friend of which I am one ??
    
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Sami Jun 13 at 4:05 pm

We named our daughter after her great grandmother, Ruth. We also loved that it was a biblical name and not very trendy or popular right now.

Cecilia (middle name) is after St. Cecilia, the saint of music. My husband and I are both music lovers and this was a great tribute to that and our Catholic faith.

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Teressa Jun 8 at 5:06 pm

It was my husband’s grandmother’s name, plus it’s a Bible name. Our first four girls have Bible names, so this was our next choice. She (Ruth of the Bible) was so devoted, hard-working, responsible; a lovely woman to be named after.

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