How popular is “Ruth” in the USA?
Number of people named “Ruth” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Ruth” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Ruth” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Ruth” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Ruth” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Ruth” by birth year
This chart shows how “Ruth” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 234 | 0.001161383 | 234 | 100% | |
| 1881 | 275 | 0.001427178 | 275 | 100% | |
| 1882 | 323 | 0.001458022 | 323 | 100% | |
| 1883 | 387 | 0.001783862 | 387 | 100% | |
| 1884 | 442 | 0.001815486 | 442 | 100% | |
| 1885 | 511 | 0.002121617 | 506 | 5 | 98% |
| 1886 | 581 | 0.002275602 | 581 | 100% | |
| 1887 | 632 | 0.00255464 | 627 | 5 | 98% |
| 1888 | 850 | 0.00283831 | 850 | 100% | |
| 1889 | 1073 | 0.003713497 | 1073 | 100% | |
| 1890 | 1200 | 0.003981407 | 1195 | 5 | 99% |
| 1891 | 1857 | 0.006477786 | 1857 | 100% | |
| 1892 | 3302 | 0.00987517 | 3290 | 12 | 99% |
| 1893 | 3670 | 0.011284565 | 3658 | 12 | 99% |
| 1894 | 3387 | 0.010000295 | 3372 | 15 | 99% |
| 1895 | 3558 | 0.010136146 | 3551 | 7 | 100% |
| 1896 | 3917 | 0.010957134 | 3905 | 12 | 99% |
| 1897 | 3898 | 0.011234822 | 3878 | 20 | 99% |
| 1898 | 4264 | 0.011178251 | 4249 | 15 | 99% |
| 1899 | 3921 | 0.011558393 | 3912 | 9 | 100% |
| 1900 | 4781 | 0.010618333 | 4765 | 16 | 99% |
| 1901 | 3989 | 0.01153517 | 3974 | 15 | 99% |
| 1902 | 4401 | 0.011379944 | 4384 | 17 | 99% |
| 1903 | 4530 | 0.011883464 | 4517 | 13 | 99% |
| 1904 | 4915 | 0.01218137 | 4900 | 15 | 99% |
| 1905 | 5088 | 0.012002151 | 5068 | 20 | 99% |
| 1906 | 5159 | 0.01204105 | 5140 | 19 | 99% |
| 1907 | 5588 | 0.012007108 | 5573 | 15 | 99% |
| 1908 | 6200 | 0.012688018 | 6180 | 20 | 99% |
| 1909 | 6526 | 0.012765441 | 6509 | 17 | 99% |
| 1910 | 7247 | 0.012268267 | 7212 | 35 | 99% |
| 1911 | 8032 | 0.012466668 | 8003 | 29 | 99% |
| 1912 | 11323 | 0.011459819 | 11280 | 43 | 99% |
| 1913 | 12642 | 0.011117648 | 12609 | 33 | 99% |
| 1914 | 15885 | 0.01121548 | 15839 | 46 | 99% |
| 1915 | 21924 | 0.01196444 | 21878 | 46 | 100% |
| 1916 | 23244 | 0.012016036 | 23189 | 55 | 100% |
| 1917 | 23618 | 0.011769279 | 23568 | 50 | 100% |
| 1918 | 25581 | 0.011782441 | 25534 | 47 | 100% |
| 1919 | 24626 | 0.011669724 | 24563 | 63 | 99% |
| 1920 | 26156 | 0.011559932 | 26102 | 54 | 100% |
| 1921 | 25841 | 0.011069166 | 25783 | 58 | 100% |
| 1922 | 23706 | 0.010355786 | 23633 | 73 | 99% |
| 1923 | 23700 | 0.010293231 | 23638 | 62 | 99% |
| 1924 | 23671 | 0.009939062 | 23600 | 71 | 99% |
| 1925 | 22324 | 0.009567545 | 22247 | 77 | 99% |
| 1926 | 20298 | 0.008840989 | 20225 | 73 | 99% |
| 1927 | 19504 | 0.008409212 | 19413 | 91 | 99% |
| 1928 | 17927 | 0.007929062 | 17859 | 68 | 99% |
| 1929 | 16091 | 0.007340276 | 16021 | 70 | 99% |
| 1930 | 15012 | 0.006752162 | 14942 | 70 | 99% |
| 1931 | 13191 | 0.006268393 | 13131 | 60 | 99% |
| 1932 | 12332 | 0.005841012 | 12256 | 76 | 99% |
| 1933 | 11189 | 0.005596089 | 11137 | 52 | 99% |
| 1934 | 10630 | 0.005118446 | 10565 | 65 | 99% |
| 1935 | 10041 | 0.0048046 | 9989 | 52 | 99% |
| 1936 | 9260 | 0.00445715 | 9217 | 43 | 99% |
| 1937 | 9651 | 0.004529642 | 9602 | 49 | 99% |
| 1938 | 9346 | 0.004224043 | 9303 | 43 | 99% |
| 1939 | 9113 | 0.004135836 | 9063 | 50 | 99% |
| 1940 | 8923 | 0.003875122 | 8887 | 36 | 99% |
| 1941 | 8902 | 0.003653785 | 8863 | 39 | 99% |
| 1942 | 9358 | 0.003425633 | 9315 | 43 | 99% |
| 1943 | 9411 | 0.003334212 | 9369 | 42 | 99% |
| 1944 | 8706 | 0.003236364 | 8674 | 32 | 99% |
| 1945 | 8065 | 0.003040105 | 8046 | 19 | 100% |
| 1946 | 8504 | 0.002661429 | 8474 | 30 | 99% |
| 1947 | 8506 | 0.002361296 | 8481 | 25 | 99% |
| 1948 | 7917 | 0.002293117 | 7903 | 14 | 100% |
| 1949 | 7671 | 0.002201313 | 7650 | 21 | 99% |
| 1950 | 7138 | 0.002037468 | 7128 | 10 | 100% |
| 1951 | 7087 | 0.00192387 | 7076 | 11 | 100% |
| 1952 | 6970 | 0.001835173 | 6953 | 17 | 100% |
| 1953 | 6591 | 0.001710343 | 6582 | 9 | 100% |
| 1954 | 6574 | 0.001651475 | 6566 | 8 | 100% |
| 1955 | 6203 | 0.001544944 | 6186 | 17 | 99% |
| 1956 | 6089 | 0.001476824 | 6076 | 13 | 100% |
| 1957 | 5686 | 0.001353145 | 5666 | 20 | 99% |
| 1958 | 5260 | 0.001272299 | 5247 | 13 | 100% |
| 1959 | 5067 | 0.00121899 | 5055 | 12 | 100% |
| 1960 | 4960 | 0.001194053 | 4943 | 17 | 99% |
| 1961 | 4907 | 0.001184707 | 4895 | 12 | 100% |
| 1962 | 4312 | 0.001068697 | 4290 | 22 | 99% |
| 1963 | 3888 | 0.000982232 | 3871 | 17 | 99% |
| 1964 | 3658 | 0.000940949 | 3641 | 17 | 99% |
| 1965 | 3243 | 0.000894502 | 3231 | 12 | 99% |
| 1966 | 2858 | 0.000822311 | 2847 | 11 | 99% |
| 1967 | 2434 | 0.000716961 | 2419 | 15 | 99% |
| 1968 | 2156 | 0.000638179 | 2148 | 8 | 99% |
| 1969 | 1909 | 0.000549297 | 1901 | 8 | 99% |
| 1970 | 1828 | 0.000506862 | 1817 | 11 | 99% |
| 1971 | 1640 | 0.000477816 | 1628 | 12 | 99% |
| 1972 | 1383 | 0.000440023 | 1383 | 100% | |
| 1973 | 1287 | 0.000426604 | 1273 | 14 | 98% |
| 1974 | 1304 | 0.000428947 | 1299 | 5 | 99% |
| 1975 | 1235 | 0.000409025 | 1230 | 5 | 99% |
| 1976 | 1209 | 0.000398443 | 1198 | 11 | 98% |
| 1977 | 1199 | 0.00037747 | 1191 | 8 | 99% |
| 1978 | 1219 | 0.00038408 | 1208 | 11 | 98% |
| 1979 | 1210 | 0.000363695 | 1202 | 8 | 99% |
| 1980 | 1265 | 0.000367253 | 1257 | 8 | 99% |
| 1981 | 1273 | 0.00036799 | 1267 | 6 | 99% |
| 1982 | 1193 | 0.000340086 | 1178 | 15 | 97% |
| 1983 | 1135 | 0.000327724 | 1124 | 11 | 98% |
| 1984 | 1176 | 0.000337093 | 1165 | 11 | 98% |
| 1985 | 1125 | 0.000315217 | 1116 | 9 | 98% |
| 1986 | 1097 | 0.000308411 | 1084 | 13 | 98% |
| 1987 | 1040 | 0.000288449 | 1031 | 9 | 98% |
| 1988 | 1011 | 0.000273623 | 997 | 14 | 97% |
| 1989 | 998 | 0.000259603 | 986 | 12 | 98% |
| 1990 | 914 | 0.000231261 | 907 | 7 | 98% |
| 1991 | 990 | 0.000254166 | 985 | 5 | 99% |
| 1992 | 855 | 0.000222594 | 855 | 100% | |
| 1993 | 866 | 0.0002297 | 861 | 5 | 99% |
| 1994 | 882 | 0.000237257 | 882 | 100% | |
| 1995 | 859 | 0.00023457 | 853 | 6 | 99% |
| 1996 | 802 | 0.000219904 | 802 | 100% | |
| 1997 | 857 | 0.000236373 | 857 | 100% | |
| 1998 | 853 | 0.000231914 | 853 | 100% | |
| 1999 | 875 | 0.000236887 | 875 | 100% | |
| 2000 | 909 | 0.000240489 | 909 | 100% | |
| 2001 | 949 | 0.000253522 | 949 | 100% | |
| 2002 | 905 | 0.000242099 | 905 | 100% | |
| 2003 | 896 | 0.000235664 | 896 | 100% | |
| 2004 | 912 | 0.000238704 | 912 | 100% | |
| 2005 | 908 | 0.000236179 | 908 | 100% | |
| 2006 | 889 | 0.000224734 | 889 | 100% | |
| 2007 | 963 | 0.000240915 | 963 | 100% | |
| 2008 | 933 | 0.000237399 | 928 | 5 | 99% |
| 2009 | 915 | 0.000239561 | 915 | 100% | |
| 2010 | 932 | 0.000252223 | 932 | 100% | |
| 2011 | 906 | 0.000247734 | 906 | 100% | |
| 2012 | 931 | 0.000254605 | 931 | 100% | |
| 2013 | 993 | 0.000272443 | 993 | 100% | |
| 2014 | 1062 | 0.000286608 | 1062 | 100% | |
| 2015 | 1106 | 0.000298931 | 1106 | 100% | |
| 2016 | 1103 | 0.000300748 | 1103 | 100% | |
| 2017 | 1211 | 0.000338768 | 1211 | 100% | |
| 2018 | 1250 | 0.000355705 | 1250 | 100% | |
| 2019 | 1351 | 0.000389473 | 1351 | 100% | |
| 2020 | 1326 | 0.000397262 | 1326 | 100% | |
| 2021 | 1577 | 0.000465922 | 1577 | 100% | |
| 2022 | 1664 | 0.00049251 | 1664 | 100% | |
| 2023 | 1594 | 0.000483434 | 1594 | 100% |