Popularity in the United States
Numbers
| Ruth (feminine) | Ruth (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2022 | #179 | 0.093 | - | - | ||
| 2021 | #187 | 0.088 | - | - | ||
| 2020 | #219 | 0.075 | - | - | ||
| 2019 | #231 | 0.074 | - | - | ||
| 2018 | #262 | 0.067 | - | - | ||
| 2017 | #264 | 0.064 | - | - | ||
| 2016 | #294 | 0.057 | - | - | ||
| 2015 | #292 | 0.057 | - | - | ||
| 2014 | #307 | 0.054 | - | - | ||
| 2013 | #327 | 0.052 | - | - | ||
| 2012 | #339 | 0.048 | - | - | ||
| 2011 | #356 | 0.047 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #345 | 0.048 | - | - | ||
| 2009 | #354 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2008 | #356 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2007 | #345 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2006 | #365 | 0.043 | - | - | ||
| 2005 | #346 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2004 | #350 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2003 | #344 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 2002 | #334 | 0.046 | - | - | ||
| 2001 | #326 | 0.048 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #339 | 0.046 | - | - | ||
| 1999 | #343 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 1998 | #342 | 0.044 | - | - | ||
| 1997 | #333 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 1996 | #346 | 0.042 | - | - | ||
| 1995 | #320 | 0.044 | - | - | ||
| 1994 | #308 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 1993 | #308 | 0.044 | - | - | ||
| 1992 | #319 | 0.043 | - | - | ||
| 1991 | #285 | 0.048 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #304 | 0.044 | - | - | ||
| 1989 | #273 | 0.049 | - | - | ||
| 1988 | #256 | 0.052 | - | - | ||
| 1987 | #248 | 0.055 | - | - | ||
| 1986 | #238 | 0.059 | - | - | ||
| 1985 | #232 | 0.060 | - | - | ||
| 1984 | #223 | 0.065 | - | - | ||
| 1983 | #223 | 0.063 | - | - | ||
| 1982 | #222 | 0.065 | - | - | ||
| 1981 | #207 | 0.071 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #207 | 0.071 | - | - | ||
| 1979 | #216 | 0.070 | - | - | ||
| 1978 | #212 | 0.073 | - | - | ||
| 1977 | #212 | 0.072 | - | - | ||
| 1976 | #205 | 0.076 | - | - | ||
| 1975 | #199 | 0.079 | - | - | ||
| 1974 | #195 | 0.083 | - | - | ||
| 1973 | #201 | 0.082 | - | - | ||
| 1972 | #201 | 0.086 | - | - | ||
| 1971 | #190 | 0.093 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #178 | 0.099 | - | - | ||
| 1969 | #168 | 0.108 | - | - | ||
| 1968 | #149 | 0.126 | - | - | ||
| 1967 | #145 | 0.141 | - | - | ||
| 1966 | #128 | 0.162 | - | - | ||
| 1965 | #118 | 0.177 | - | - | ||
| 1964 | #114 | 0.186 | - | - | ||
| 1963 | #113 | 0.195 | - | - | ||
| 1962 | #104 | 0.212 | - | - | ||
| 1961 | #96 | 0.236 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #97 | 0.238 | - | - | ||
| 1959 | #97 | 0.243 | - | - | ||
| 1958 | #90 | 0.254 | - | - | ||
| 1957 | #84 | 0.270 | - | - | ||
| 1956 | #77 | 0.295 | - | - | ||
| 1955 | #70 | 0.309 | - | - | ||
| 1954 | #66 | 0.330 | - | - | ||
| 1953 | #62 | 0.341 | - | - | ||
| 1952 | #57 | 0.366 | - | - | ||
| 1951 | #53 | 0.383 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #49 | 0.405 | - | - | ||
| 1949 | #47 | 0.436 | - | - | ||
| 1948 | #45 | 0.454 | - | - | ||
| 1947 | #44 | 0.467 | - | - | ||
| 1946 | #38 | 0.525 | - | - | ||
| 1945 | #33 | 0.598 | - | - | ||
| 1944 | #32 | 0.635 | - | - | ||
| 1943 | #33 | 0.653 | - | - | ||
| 1942 | #33 | 0.670 | - | - | ||
| 1941 | #28 | 0.711 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #24 | 0.752 | - | - | ||
| 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 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #46 | 0.593 | - | - | ||
| 1889 | #46 | 0.567 | - | - | ||
| 1888 | #59 | 0.449 | - | - | ||
| 1887 | #62 | 0.403 | - | - | ||
| 1886 | #66 | 0.378 | - | - | ||
| 1885 | #70 | 0.356 | - | - | ||
| 1884 | #74 | 0.321 | - | - | ||
| 1883 | #73 | 0.322 | - | - | ||
| 1882 | #80 | 0.279 | - | - | ||
| 1881 | #84 | 0.278 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #93 | 0.240 | - | - | ||
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