Girls name
Ruth
Ruth is a girls' name given to 745,249 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1920 with 26,102 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Nevada in 1914.
Which states favor Ruth
Ruth by state
Top states by all-time births named Ruth. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 69,817 | #195 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 67,535 | #186 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 51,447 | #160 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 40,482 | #309 (2025) |
| 5 | Michigan | 30,880 | #165 (2025) |
| 6 | California | 30,171 | #285 (2025) |
| 7 | Texas | 29,017 | #204 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 25,960 | #204 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 23,700 | #283 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 22,478 | #145 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 22,327 | #89 (2025) |
| 12 | Missouri | 21,254 | #166 (2025) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 20,851 | #103 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 17,618 | #158 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 17,257 | #144 (2025) |
| 16 | Iowa | 15,899 | #103 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 15,655 | #72 (2025) |
| 18 | Tennessee | 14,525 | #161 (2025) |
| 19 | Georgia | 14,201 | #185 (2025) |
| 20 | West Virginia | 13,104 | #362 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).