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Ruth Name Origin: Hebrew
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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;.
Infographic of Ruth name meaning, which is Meaning friend, Ruth is a Hebrew name that also appears in the Bible.
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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% |
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Data via SSA.gov.
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
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Ruthe
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Friend, companion
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Ruthelle
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Friend, companion
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Ruthellen
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Friend, companion
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Hebrew
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Ruthetta
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Friend, companion
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Hebrew
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Ruthi
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Friend, companion
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Hebrew
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Ruthie
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Friend, companion
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Ruthina
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Friend, companion
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Ruthine
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Friend, companion
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What names sound like Ruth?
If you like how Ruth sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ruth.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Reta
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Greek
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Retha
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Excellence; righteous
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Greek
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Rita
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Right
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Spanish
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Rudi
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German
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Ruta
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Regret
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English
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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Yiddish
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