Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2.200% 1.760% 1.320% 0.880% 0.440% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Ruth (feminine)   Ruth (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #187 0.091
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2022 #179 0.093
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2021 #187 0.088
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2020 #219 0.075
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2019 #230 0.074
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2018 #261 0.067
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2017 #264 0.064
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2016 #295 0.057
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2015 #292 0.057
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2014 #309 0.054
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2013 #327 0.052
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2012 #338 0.048
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2011 #355 0.047
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2010 #345 0.048
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2009 #354 0.045
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2008 #356 0.045
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2007 #344 0.045
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2006 #365 0.043
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2005 #347 0.045
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2004 #350 0.045
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2003 #344 0.045
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2002 #334 0.046
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2001 #326 0.048
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2000 #339 0.046
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1999 #343 0.045
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1998 #342 0.044
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1997 #333 0.045
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1996 #346 0.042
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1995 #320 0.044
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1994 #308 0.045
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1993 #308 0.044
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1992 #319 0.043
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1991 #285 0.048
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1990 #304 0.044
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1989 #273 0.049
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1988 #256 0.052
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1987 #248 0.055
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1986 #238 0.059
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1985 #232 0.060
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1984 #223 0.065
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1983 #223 0.063
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1982 #222 0.065
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1981 #207 0.071
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1980 #207 0.071
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1979 #216 0.070
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1978 #212 0.073
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1977 #212 0.072
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1976 #205 0.076
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1975 #199 0.079
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1974 #195 0.083
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1973 #201 0.082
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1972 #201 0.086
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1971 #190 0.093
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1970 #178 0.099
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1969 #168 0.108
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1968 #149 0.126
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1967 #145 0.141
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1966 #128 0.162
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1965 #118 0.177
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1964 #114 0.186
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1963 #113 0.195
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1962 #104 0.212
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1961 #96 0.236
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1960 #97 0.238
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1959 #97 0.243
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1958 #90 0.254
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1957 #84 0.270
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1956 #77 0.295
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1955 #70 0.309
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1954 #66 0.330
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1953 #62 0.341
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1952 #57 0.366
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1951 #53 0.383
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1950 #49 0.405
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1949 #47 0.436
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1948 #45 0.454
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1947 #44 0.467
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1946 #38 0.525
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1945 #33 0.598
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1944 #32 0.635
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1943 #33 0.653
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1942 #33 0.670
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1941 #28 0.711
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1940 #24 0.752
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1939 #22 0.799
#867 0.004
1938 #21 0.815
#963 0.004
1937 #15 0.872
#880 0.004
1936 #16 0.855
#940 0.004
1935 #15 0.919
#870 0.005
1934 #13 0.976
#762 0.006
1933 #13 1.065
#860 0.005
1932 #11 1.108
#708 0.007
1931 #11 1.190
#808 0.006
1930 #10 1.281
#765 0.006
1929 #8 1.384
#762 0.006
1928 #6 1.494
#786 0.006
1927 #6 1.570
#668 0.008
1926 #6 1.644
#749 0.006
1925 #6 1.761
#746 0.007
1924 #6 1.821
#797 0.006
1923 #6 1.887
#860 0.005
1922 #5 1.894
#780 0.006
1921 #5 2.015
#920 0.005
1920 #5 2.098
#940 0.005
1919 #5 2.091
#822 0.006
1918 #5 2.124
#975 0.004
1917 #5 2.097
#900 0.005
1916 #5 2.136
#840 0.006
1915 #5 2.137
#916 0.005
1914 #5 1.988
#777 0.007
1913 #5 1.925
#835 0.006
1912 #5 1.923
#635 0.010
1911 #5 1.811
#562 0.012
1910 #5 1.719
#461 0.017
1909 #4 1.768
#653 0.010
1908 #4 1.743
#566 0.012
1907 #5 1.652
#664 0.009
1906 #5 1.640
#523 0.013
1905 #5 1.636
#507 0.014
1904 #5 1.676
#587 0.011
1903 #5 1.624
#619 0.010
1902 #5 1.564
#521 0.013
1901 #5 1.563
#506 0.013
1900 #5 1.500
#623 0.010
1899 #5 1.581
#714 0.008
1898 #5 1.550
#543 0.011
1897 #5 1.562
#422 0.016
1896 #5 1.550
#641 0.009
1895 #6 1.437
#872 0.006
1894 #6 1.429
#521 0.012
1893 #3 1.624
#572 0.010
1892 #5 1.463
#597 0.009
1891 #19 0.945
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1890 #46 0.593
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1889 #46 0.567
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1888 #59 0.449
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1887 #62 0.403
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1886 #66 0.378
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1885 #70 0.356
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1884 #74 0.321
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1883 #73 0.322
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1882 #80 0.279
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1881 #84 0.278
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1880 #93 0.240
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