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 | 0.001427163 | 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 | 0.002838319 | 850 | 100% | |
| 1889 | 1073 | 0.003713497 | 1073 | 100% | |
| 1890 | 1200 | 0.003981407 | 1195 | 5 | 99% |
| 1891 | 1857 | 0.006477809 | 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 | 0.011178222 | 4249 | 15 | 99% |
| 1899 | 3921 | 0.011558427 | 3912 | 9 | 100% |
| 1900 | 4781 | 0.010618286 | 4765 | 16 | 99% |
| 1901 | 3989 | 0.01153517 | 3974 | 15 | 99% |
| 1902 | 4401 | 0.011379974 | 4384 | 17 | 99% |
| 1903 | 4530 | 0.011883464 | 4517 | 13 | 99% |
| 1904 | 4915 | 0.01218137 | 4900 | 15 | 99% |
| 1905 | 5088 | 0.012002123 | 5068 | 20 | 99% |
| 1906 | 5159 | 0.01204105 | 5140 | 19 | 99% |
| 1907 | 5588 | 0.012007082 | 5573 | 15 | 99% |
| 1908 | 6200 | 0.012687966 | 6180 | 20 | 99% |
| 1909 | 6526 | 0.012765441 | 6509 | 17 | 99% |
| 1910 | 7247 | 0.012268246 | 7212 | 35 | 99% |
| 1911 | 8032 | 0.012466649 | 8003 | 29 | 99% |
| 1912 | 11323 | 0.01145983 | 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 | 0.012016017 | 23189 | 55 | 100% |
| 1917 | 23618 | 0.011769249 | 23568 | 50 | 100% |
| 1918 | 25581 | 0.011782452 | 25534 | 47 | 100% |
| 1919 | 24626 | 0.011669702 | 24563 | 63 | 99% |
| 1920 | 26156 | 0.011559896 | 26102 | 54 | 100% |
| 1921 | 25841 | 0.011069161 | 25783 | 58 | 100% |
| 1922 | 23705 | 0.010355363 | 23632 | 73 | 99% |
| 1923 | 23700 | 0.010293187 | 23638 | 62 | 99% |
| 1924 | 23671 | 0.009939029 | 23600 | 71 | 99% |
| 1925 | 22323 | 0.00956705 | 22246 | 77 | 99% |
| 1926 | 20298 | 0.008840993 | 20225 | 73 | 99% |
| 1927 | 19505 | 0.008409666 | 19414 | 91 | 99% |
| 1928 | 17927 | 0.00792914 | 17859 | 68 | 99% |
| 1929 | 16091 | 0.007340219 | 16021 | 70 | 99% |
| 1930 | 15011 | 0.006751736 | 14941 | 70 | 99% |
| 1931 | 13191 | 0.00626845 | 13131 | 60 | 99% |
| 1932 | 12331 | 0.00584058 | 12255 | 76 | 99% |
| 1933 | 11191 | 0.005597157 | 11139 | 52 | 99% |
| 1934 | 10630 | 0.005118535 | 10565 | 65 | 99% |
| 1935 | 10041 | 0.004804722 | 9989 | 52 | 99% |
| 1936 | 9259 | 0.004456745 | 9216 | 43 | 99% |
| 1937 | 9653 | 0.004530597 | 9604 | 49 | 99% |
| 1938 | 9346 | 0.004224061 | 9303 | 43 | 99% |
| 1939 | 9111 | 0.004134964 | 9061 | 50 | 99% |
| 1940 | 8923 | 0.003875186 | 8887 | 36 | 99% |
| 1941 | 8902 | 0.003653841 | 8863 | 39 | 99% |
| 1942 | 9359 | 0.003426039 | 9316 | 43 | 99% |
| 1943 | 9410 | 0.003333917 | 9368 | 42 | 99% |
| 1944 | 8707 | 0.003236795 | 8675 | 32 | 99% |
| 1945 | 8064 | 0.003039751 | 8045 | 19 | 100% |
| 1946 | 8504 | 0.002661452 | 8474 | 30 | 99% |
| 1947 | 8506 | 0.00236132 | 8481 | 25 | 99% |
| 1948 | 7917 | 0.002293134 | 7903 | 14 | 100% |
| 1949 | 7671 | 0.002201329 | 7650 | 21 | 99% |
| 1950 | 7138 | 0.002037447 | 7128 | 10 | 100% |
| 1951 | 7088 | 0.001924118 | 7077 | 11 | 100% |
| 1952 | 6969 | 0.001834897 | 6952 | 17 | 100% |
| 1953 | 6591 | 0.001710345 | 6582 | 9 | 100% |
| 1954 | 6574 | 0.001651464 | 6566 | 8 | 100% |
| 1955 | 6202 | 0.001544681 | 6185 | 17 | 99% |
| 1956 | 6090 | 0.001477049 | 6077 | 13 | 100% |
| 1957 | 5688 | 0.001353482 | 5668 | 20 | 99% |
| 1958 | 5258 | 0.001272271 | 5245 | 13 | 100% |
| 1959 | 5066 | 0.001218749 | 5054 | 12 | 100% |
| 1960 | 4962 | 0.001194428 | 4945 | 17 | 99% |
| 1961 | 4907 | 0.001185001 | 4895 | 12 | 100% |
| 1962 | 4312 | 0.001068637 | 4290 | 22 | 99% |
| 1963 | 3889 | 0.000982421 | 3872 | 17 | 99% |
| 1964 | 3657 | 0.000940666 | 3640 | 17 | 99% |
| 1965 | 3244 | 0.000894742 | 3232 | 12 | 99% |
| 1966 | 2857 | 0.000822009 | 2846 | 11 | 99% |
| 1967 | 2434 | 0.000716935 | 2419 | 15 | 99% |
| 1968 | 2156 | 0.000638142 | 2148 | 8 | 99% |
| 1969 | 1910 | 0.000549538 | 1902 | 8 | 99% |
| 1970 | 1827 | 0.000506539 | 1816 | 11 | 99% |
| 1971 | 1640 | 0.000477788 | 1628 | 12 | 99% |
| 1972 | 1383 | 0.000439981 | 1383 | 100% | |
| 1973 | 1287 | 0.000426566 | 1273 | 14 | 98% |
| 1974 | 1304 | 0.000428918 | 1299 | 5 | 99% |
| 1975 | 1236 | 0.000409308 | 1231 | 5 | 99% |
| 1976 | 1209 | 0.000398401 | 1198 | 11 | 98% |
| 1977 | 1199 | 0.000377435 | 1191 | 8 | 99% |
| 1978 | 1219 | 0.000384035 | 1208 | 11 | 98% |
| 1979 | 1209 | 0.000363356 | 1201 | 8 | 99% |
| 1980 | 1264 | 0.000366926 | 1256 | 8 | 99% |
| 1981 | 1273 | 0.000367963 | 1267 | 6 | 99% |
| 1982 | 1193 | 0.000340062 | 1178 | 15 | 97% |
| 1983 | 1135 | 0.000327709 | 1124 | 11 | 98% |
| 1984 | 1176 | 0.000337085 | 1165 | 11 | 98% |
| 1985 | 1125 | 0.000315213 | 1116 | 9 | 98% |
| 1986 | 1097 | 0.00030841 | 1084 | 13 | 98% |
| 1987 | 1040 | 0.000288453 | 1031 | 9 | 98% |
| 1988 | 1011 | 0.000273631 | 997 | 14 | 97% |
| 1989 | 998 | 0.000259605 | 986 | 12 | 98% |
| 1990 | 914 | 0.000231269 | 907 | 7 | 98% |
| 1991 | 990 | 0.000254173 | 985 | 5 | 99% |
| 1992 | 854 | 0.00022234 | 854 | 100% | |
| 1993 | 866 | 0.000229709 | 861 | 5 | 99% |
| 1994 | 882 | 0.000237265 | 882 | 100% | |
| 1995 | 859 | 0.000234579 | 853 | 6 | 99% |
| 1996 | 802 | 0.000219912 | 802 | 100% | |
| 1997 | 857 | 0.000236379 | 857 | 100% | |
| 1998 | 853 | 0.000231921 | 853 | 100% | |
| 1999 | 875 | 0.000236895 | 875 | 100% | |
| 2000 | 909 | 0.0002405 | 909 | 100% | |
| 2001 | 949 | 0.000253534 | 949 | 100% | |
| 2002 | 905 | 0.000242121 | 905 | 100% | |
| 2003 | 896 | 0.00023568 | 896 | 100% | |
| 2004 | 911 | 0.000238459 | 911 | 100% | |
| 2005 | 908 | 0.000236202 | 908 | 100% | |
| 2006 | 889 | 0.000224761 | 889 | 100% | |
| 2007 | 962 | 0.000240702 | 962 | 100% | |
| 2008 | 933 | 0.000237439 | 928 | 5 | 99% |
| 2009 | 915 | 0.000239603 | 915 | 100% | |
| 2010 | 932 | 0.000252272 | 932 | 100% | |
| 2011 | 905 | 0.000247517 | 905 | 100% | |
| 2012 | 930 | 0.000254396 | 930 | 100% | |
| 2013 | 993 | 0.000272529 | 993 | 100% | |
| 2014 | 1062 | 0.000286703 | 1062 | 100% | |
| 2015 | 1106 | 0.000299049 | 1106 | 100% | |
| 2016 | 1102 | 0.000300612 | 1102 | 100% | |
| 2017 | 1210 | 0.000338674 | 1210 | 100% | |
| 2018 | 1247 | 0.000355094 | 1247 | 100% | |
| 2019 | 1349 | 0.00038923 | 1349 | 100% | |
| 2020 | 1324 | 0.000397123 | 1324 | 100% | |
| 2021 | 1573 | 0.000465424 | 1573 | 100% | |
| 2022 | 1656 | 0.000492579 | 1656 | 100% |