Ruthe

Girl · recorded 1898–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1924best year

Most popular in 1924.

Last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ruthe.

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Its story

Popularity since 1898

0499818981917193619541973

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 64 recorded years as a table
Ruthe, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189827
189921
190033
190219
190319
190418
190634
190725
190833
190932
191023
191129
191232
191342
191442
191549
191651
191756
191868
191965
192081
192175
192283
192393
192498
192591
192656
192765
192850
192938
193036
193133
193239
193323
193431
193521
193628
193720
193821
193916
194014
194111
194211
194315
194417
194511
19467
19478
19489
194912
19509
19518
19525
19536
19544
19558
19564
19574
19605
19614
19633
19643
19704
19733

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ruthe isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1973
5
Rank in 1973
#8,423
How rare
1 in 291,641 girls
Since 1898
1,949

Ruthe was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1924, at 98 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ruthe doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.