Ruthie
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning friend; a form of Ruth.
Babies a year
136
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#781
up from #885
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Ruthie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2023 | #920 |
| 2024 | #885 |
| 2025 | #781 |
Ruthie was given to 136 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 428 in 1927.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ruthie was most common in 1935, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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