Girl name
Ruthie
Ruthie is currently the #778 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 349 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1935, Ruthie is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Ruthie hit its all-time high of #313 in 1935, when 396 girls were given the name. State by state, Tennessee leads the way at #275.
Rankings
2025 rank
#778
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#313
in 1935 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
349
girls named Ruthie
Ruthie popularity, 1880–2025
Where Ruthie is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#341), Tennessee (#275), Iowa (#354)
Uniqueness score
47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ruthie in the most recent year of SSA data.