The baby name Ruth appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 32,870 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ruth has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 9,978 |
| 1911 | 10,979 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 14,805 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1913 | 16,346 |
| 1914 | 20,196 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 28,061 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 29,671 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 30,174 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 32,870 |
| 1919 | 31,228 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 32,425 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1921 | 32,080 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1922 | 26,676 |
| 1922 | 58 |
| 1923 | 30,637 |
| 1924 | 30,414 |
| 1924 | 18 |
| 1925 | 29,741 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1926 | 29,237 |
| 1926 | 22 |
| 1927 | 28,194 |
| 1927 | 34 |
| 1928 | 26,522 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 23,539 |
| 1929 | 23 |
| 1930 | 21,636 |
| 1930 | 22 |
| 1931 | 17,953 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 16,885 |
| 1932 | 23 |
| 1933 | 15,413 |
| 1934 | 13,505 |
| 1934 | 30 |
| 1935 | 13,158 |
| 1936 | 11,830 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 12,311 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1938 | 11,934 |
| 1939 | 10,720 |
| 1939 | 13 |
| 1940 | 10,741 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1941 | 9,971 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 10,592 |
| 1942 | 13 |
| 1943 | 11,819 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 9,990 |
| 1945 | 9,309 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1946 | 9,670 |
| 1947 | 10,258 |
| 1948 | 9,545 |
| 1949 | 9,232 |
| 1950 | 9,293 |
| 1951 | 9,276 |
| 1952 | 9,253 |
| 1953 | 8,651 |
| 1954 | 8,024 |
| 1955 | 7,467 |
| 1956 | 7,509 |
| 1957 | 7,161 |
| 1958 | 6,466 |
| 1959 | 6,367 |
| 1960 | 6,341 |
| 1961 | 6,261 |
| 1962 | 5,268 |
| 1963 | 4,343 |
| 1964 | 4,208 |
| 1965 | 3,705 |
| 1966 | 3,276 |
| 1967 | 2,769 |
| 1968 | 2,565 |
| 1969 | 2,187 |
| 1970 | 2,088 |
| 1971 | 1,871 |
| 1972 | 1,513 |
| 1973 | 1,406 |
| 1974 | 1,437 |
| 1975 | 1,326 |
| 1976 | 1,313 |
| 1977 | 1,395 |
| 1978 | 1,409 |
| 1979 | 1,371 |
| 1980 | 1,387 |
| 1981 | 1,330 |
| 1982 | 1,156 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 1,122 |
| 1984 | 1,158 |
| 1985 | 1,120 |
| 1986 | 1,164 |
| 1987 | 1,176 |
| 1988 | 1,118 |
| 1989 | 1,070 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 730 |
| 1991 | 1,008 |
| 1992 | 732 |
| 1993 | 770 |
| 1994 | 816 |
| 1995 | 773 |
| 1996 | 745 |
| 1997 | 820 |
| 1998 | 892 |
| 1999 | 759 |
| 2000 | 735 |
| 2001 | 827 |
| 2002 | 796 |
| 2003 | 819 |
| 2004 | 1,075 |
| 2005 | 1,112 |
| 2006 | 995 |
| 2007 | 1,086 |
| 2008 | 1,017 |
| 2009 | 918 |
| 2010 | 931 |
| 2011 | 994 |
| 2012 | 1,054 |
| 2013 | 980 |
| 2014 | 1,077 |
| 2015 | 1,263 |
| 2016 | 1,297 |
| 2017 | 1,502 |
| 2018 | 1,503 |
| 2019 | 1,553 |
| 2020 | 1,477 |
| 2021 | 1,852 |
| 2022 | 2,081 |
| 2023 | 2,014 |
| 2024 | 2,100 |