Ruth Popularity by Year
Follow Ruth across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ruth birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 1,781 | #173 | Down 2 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,787 | #171 | Up 16 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,604 | #187 | Down 8 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,668 | #179 | Up 8 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 1,579 | #187 | Up 32 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,327 | #219 | Up 12 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 1,351 | #231 | Up 30 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,251 | #261 | Up 3 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 1,213 | #264 | Up 31 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 1,103 | #295 | Down 4 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 1,110 | #291 | Up 14 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,064 | #305 | Up 22 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 993 | #327 | Up 11 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 931 | #338 | Up 17 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 907 | #355 | Down 10 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 934 | #345 | Up 9 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 916 | #354 | Up 1 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 4,761 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 929 | #355 | Down 11 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 964 | #344 | Up 19 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 892 | #363 | Down 16 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 908 | #347 | Up 2 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 915 | #349 | Down 5 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 897 | #344 | Down 10 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 906 | #334 | Down 8 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 951 | #326 | Up 13 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 909 | #339 | Up 4 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 875 | #343 | Down 1 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 853 | #342 | Down 9 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 857 | #333 | Up 13 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 802 | #346 | Down 26 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 6 | #7,792 | Up 908 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 853 | #320 | Down 12 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 882 | #308 | No rank change |
| 1993 | Boys | 5 | #8,700 | Down 464 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 861 | #308 | Up 11 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 855 | #319 | Down 34 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 5 | #8,236 | Down 2,413 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 985 | #285 | Up 20 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 8 | #5,823 | Down 1,552 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 907 | #305 | Down 32 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 12 | #4,271 | Down 748 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 987 | #273 | Down 17 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 14 | #3,523 | Up 1,050 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 997 | #256 | Down 8 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 9 | #4,573 | Down 1,133 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 1,031 | #248 | Down 10 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 13 | #3,440 | Up 893 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 1,084 | #238 | Down 6 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 9 | #4,333 | Down 632 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 1,116 | #232 | Down 10 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 11 | #3,701 | Down 71 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 1,165 | #222 | Up 1 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 11 | #3,630 | Down 658 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 1,121 | #223 | Down 1 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 15 | #2,972 | Up 2,496 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 1,178 | #222 | Down 15 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 973 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 1,267 | #207 | No rank change |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Down 92 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 1,258 | #207 | Up 9 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Down 1,003 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 1,202 | #216 | Down 4 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 11 | #3,400 | Up 764 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 1,208 | #212 | No rank change |
| 1977 | Boys | 8 | #4,164 | Down 900 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 1,192 | #212 | Down 7 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 11 | #3,264 | Up 2,200 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 1,198 | #205 | Down 6 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 5 | #5,464 | Down 237 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 1,230 | #199 | Down 4 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 2,621 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 1,299 | #195 | Up 6 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 14 | #2,606 | Up 207 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 1,273 | #201 | No rank change |
| 1972 | Girls | 1,383 | #201 | Down 11 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 12 | #2,813 | Up 78 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 1,629 | #190 | Down 12 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 11 | #2,891 | Up 423 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 1,817 | #178 | Down 10 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Down 207 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 1,900 | #168 | Down 19 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 8 | #3,107 | Down 1,077 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 2,151 | #149 | Down 4 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 15 | #2,030 | Up 435 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 2,420 | #145 | Down 17 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 11 | #2,465 | Down 99 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 2,845 | #128 | Down 10 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 12 | #2,366 | Down 391 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 3,231 | #118 | Down 4 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 17 | #1,975 | Down 18 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 3,640 | #114 | Down 1 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 17 | #1,957 | Down 244 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 3,869 | #113 | Down 9 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 22 | #1,713 | Up 696 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 4,294 | #104 | Down 8 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 12 | #2,409 | Down 436 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 4,896 | #96 | Up 1 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 17 | #1,973 | Up 441 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 4,943 | #97 | No rank change |
| 1959 | Boys | 12 | #2,414 | Down 149 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 5,057 | #97 | Down 7 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 13 | #2,265 | Down 474 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 5,247 | #90 | Down 6 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 20 | #1,791 | Up 472 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5,667 | #84 | Down 7 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 13 | #2,263 | Down 361 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 6,075 | #77 | Down 7 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 17 | #1,902 | Up 1,040 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 6,187 | #70 | Down 4 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 8 | #2,942 | Down 233 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 6,566 | #66 | Down 4 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 9 | #2,709 | Down 853 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 6,582 | #62 | Down 5 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 17 | #1,856 | Up 511 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 6,953 | #57 | Down 4 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 11 | #2,367 | Up 71 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 7,076 | #53 | Down 4 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 10 | #2,438 | Down 822 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 7,128 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 21 | #1,616 | Up 411 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 7,651 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 14 | #2,027 | Down 545 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 7,903 | #45 | Down 1 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 25 | #1,482 | Down 204 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 8,482 | #44 | Down 6 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 30 | #1,278 | Up 303 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 8,474 | #38 | Down 5 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 18 | #1,581 | Down 408 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 8,046 | #33 | Down 1 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 32 | #1,173 | Down 136 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 8,674 | #32 | Up 1 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 42 | #1,037 | Down 11 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 9,370 | #33 | No rank change |
| 1942 | Boys | 43 | #1,026 | Up 14 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 9,315 | #33 | Down 5 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 39 | #1,040 | Up 50 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 8,863 | #28 | Down 4 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 36 | #1,090 | Down 223 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 8,888 | #24 | Down 2 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 50 | #867 | Up 96 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 9,062 | #22 | Down 1 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 43 | #963 | Down 83 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 9,303 | #21 | Down 6 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 49 | #880 | Up 60 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 9,602 | #15 | Up 1 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 43 | #940 | Down 68 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 9,217 | #16 | Down 1 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 52 | #872 | Down 110 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 9,988 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 65 | #762 | Up 98 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 10,565 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1933 | Boys | 52 | #860 | Down 152 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 11,136 | #13 | Down 2 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 76 | #708 | Up 100 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 12,257 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1931 | Boys | 60 | #808 | Down 43 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 13,132 | #11 | Down 1 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 70 | #765 | Down 2 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 14,942 | #10 | Down 2 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 70 | #763 | Up 23 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 16,021 | #8 | Down 2 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 68 | #786 | Down 118 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 17,859 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1927 | Boys | 91 | #668 | Up 81 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 19,412 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1926 | Boys | 73 | #749 | Down 3 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 20,225 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1925 | Boys | 77 | #746 | Up 51 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 22,247 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1924 | Boys | 71 | #797 | Up 63 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 23,601 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1923 | Boys | 62 | #860 | Down 80 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 23,637 | #6 | Down 1 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 73 | #780 | Up 140 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 23,633 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1921 | Boys | 58 | #920 | Up 20 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 25,783 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1920 | Boys | 54 | #940 | Down 118 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 26,102 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1919 | Boys | 63 | #822 | Up 153 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 24,562 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1918 | Boys | 47 | #975 | Down 75 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 25,535 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1917 | Boys | 50 | #900 | Down 60 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 23,568 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1916 | Boys | 55 | #840 | Up 76 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 23,189 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1915 | Boys | 46 | #916 | Down 139 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 21,878 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1914 | Boys | 46 | #777 | Up 58 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 15,839 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1913 | Boys | 33 | #835 | Down 200 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 12,609 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1912 | Boys | 43 | #635 | Down 73 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 11,280 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1911 | Boys | 29 | #562 | Down 101 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 8,003 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1910 | Boys | 35 | #461 | Up 192 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 7,212 | #5 | Down 1 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 17 | #653 | Down 87 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 6,509 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1908 | Boys | 20 | #566 | Up 98 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 6,180 | #4 | Up 1 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 15 | #664 | Down 141 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 5,573 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1906 | Boys | 19 | #523 | Down 16 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 5,140 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1905 | Boys | 20 | #507 | Up 80 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 5,068 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1904 | Boys | 15 | #587 | Up 32 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 4,900 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1903 | Boys | 13 | #619 | Down 98 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 4,517 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1902 | Boys | 17 | #521 | Down 15 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 4,384 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1901 | Boys | 15 | #506 | Up 117 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 3,974 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1900 | Boys | 16 | #623 | Up 91 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 4,765 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1899 | Boys | 9 | #714 | Down 171 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 3,912 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1898 | Boys | 15 | #543 | Down 121 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 4,249 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1897 | Boys | 20 | #422 | Up 219 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 3,878 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1896 | Boys | 12 | #641 | Up 231 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 3,905 | #5 | Up 1 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 7 | #872 | Down 351 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 3,551 | #6 | No rank change |
| 1894 | Boys | 15 | #521 | Up 51 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 3,372 | #6 | Down 3 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 12 | #572 | Up 25 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 3,658 | #3 | Up 2 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 12 | #597 | Up 397 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 3,290 | #5 | Up 14 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 1,857 | #19 | Up 27 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 5 | #994 | Down 73 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 1,195 | #46 | No rank change |
| 1889 | Girls | 1,073 | #46 | Up 13 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 850 | #59 | Up 3 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 5 | #921 | Up 15 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 627 | #62 | Up 4 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 581 | #66 | Up 4 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 5 | #936 | — |
| 1885 | Girls | 506 | #70 | Up 4 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 442 | #74 | Down 1 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 387 | #73 | Up 7 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 323 | #80 | Up 4 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 275 | #84 | Up 9 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 234 | #93 | — |