Girls' name · peaked in 1935
Ruthie name popularity since 1925
19,479 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ruthie. Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Ruthie is about 77 years old in 2026. Ruthie peaked in 1935 as the #314 name for girls, and it ranked #781 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,479
- Named Ruthie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #781
- for girls in 2025 (349 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 19,447 girls · 32 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 11.70× its national share
Peak year is the year Ruthie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ruthie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1927. Measured as a share of all babies, Ruthie peaked in 1935.
- Steepest fall: Between 1961 and 1966, Ruthie's share of baby girls fell by 38%, from 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 14,100.
- Fastest rise: Between 2017 and 2022, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 12,700 baby girls to 1 in 6,310.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ruthie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ruthie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ruthie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,986 | 7 | – |
| 1930s | 3,785 | 25 | #314 |
| 1940s | 3,945 | 0 | #360 |
| 1950s | 3,295 | 0 | #525 |
| 1960s | 1,660 | 0 | #814 |
| 1970s | 590 | 0 | #1,832 |
| 1980s | 365 | 0 | #2,692 |
| 1990s | 241 | 0 | #5,392 |
| 2000s | 717 | 0 | #2,338 |
| 2010s | 1,240 | 0 | #1,606 |
| 2020–25 | 1,623 | 0 | #781 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.4% of babies named Ruthie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Ruthie is most popular
The index compares Ruthie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ruthie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 11.70× | 2,242 |
| Arkansas | 9.03× | 1,467 |
| Alabama | 4.34× | 1,215 |
| Louisiana | 4.13× | 1,172 |
| South Carolina | 3.09× | 684 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ruthie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ruthie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ruthie (1935).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data