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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ruthe

Ruthe was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 674th with 122 babies. More babies were named Ruthe in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1924122 babies
Total since 1880
1,949babies recorded

Ruthe popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#6,8987
1960#4,12211
1950#2,75915
1940#2,08916
1930#1,19440
1920#73697
1910#1,7509
1900#1,30210
1890——
1880——

How popular is Ruthe, counting every spelling?

Ruthe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ruthe?

About 300 people born in the US named Ruthe are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 72 and 86. That makes Ruthe a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ruthe by state

How common Ruthe was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.5×), Michigan (1.5×), New York (1.5×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesWI0.11Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMN0.08Illinois: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIL0.13Michigan: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMI0.13New York: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNY0.13Massachusetts: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMA0.12Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIA0.09Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesCT0.08Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ruthe, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ruthe: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ruthe, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ruthe

How popular is the name Ruthe?

Ruthe was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 674th with 122 babies. More babies were named Ruthe in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ruthe a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,949 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ruthe most popular?

In 1922–1926, Ruthe was most common in Illinois (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and New York.