Ruthie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROO-thee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #778 for girls
Ruthie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “friend; companion”. In 2025 it ranked 778th for girls in the US (349 babies).
What does Ruthie mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Ruth
“friend; companion”
A pet form of Ruth, the loyal Moabite woman whose story is told in the biblical Book of Ruth.
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Is Ruthie a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruthie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 349 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruthie in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Ruthie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Ruthie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 349about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 349 girls in the US were named Ruthie, making it the 778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 1927, with 428 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had more girls named Ruthie than any year since 1953.
Half of all the girls named Ruthie in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 357 girls in the US were given Ruthie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #759, up from #778 for this spelling alone.
- Ruthie 349
- Ruthy 8
Ruthie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | #778 |
| 2024 | 307 | #878 |
| 2023 | 291 | #912 |
| 2022 | 260 | #1,007 |
| 2021 | 234 | #1,072 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,406 |
| 2018 | 166 | #1,360 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,600 |
| 2016 | 137 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,868 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,792 |
| 2012 | 94 | #2,047 |
| 2011 | 89 | #2,143 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,959 |
| 2009 | 98 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,890 |
| 2007 | 73 | #2,541 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2,201 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,734 |
| 2002 | 58 | #2,639 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,532 |
| 1981 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,857 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 36 | #2,423 |
| 1976 | 43 | #2,027 |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,807 |
| 1974 | 62 | #1,553 |
| 1973 | 57 | #1,607 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 86 | #1,280 |
| 1970 | 91 | #1,224 |
| 1969 | 84 | #1,214 |
| 1968 | 94 | #1,099 |
| 1967 | 111 | #970 |
| 1966 | 120 | #922 |
| 1965 | 150 | #811 |
| 1964 | 191 | #752 |
| 1963 | 196 | #732 |
| 1962 | 211 | #711 |
| 1961 | 232 | #680 |
| 1960 | 271 | #607 |
| 1959 | 287 | #583 |
| 1958 | 285 | #589 |
| 1957 | 322 | #533 |
| 1956 | 327 | #517 |
| 1955 | 307 | #524 |
| 1954 | 331 | #483 |
| 1953 | 367 | #449 |
| 1952 | 378 | #440 |
| 1951 | 314 | #470 |
| 1950 | 377 | #411 |
| 1949 | 397 | #399 |
| 1948 | 400 | #397 |
| 1947 | 414 | #392 |
| 1946 | 422 | #367 |
| 1945 | 376 | #358 |
| 1944 | 394 | #346 |
| 1943 | 374 | #370 |
| 1942 | 410 | #345 |
| 1941 | 357 | #347 |
| 1940 | 401 | #317 |
| 1939 | 389 | #314 |
| 1938 | 388 | #314 |
| 1937 | 377 | #318 |
| 1936 | 370 | #317 |
| 1935 | 396 | #313 |
| 1934 | 377 | #322 |
| 1933 | 367 | #327 |
| 1932 | 365 | #333 |
| 1931 | 359 | #337 |
| 1930 | 397 | #330 |
| 1929 | 381 | #331 |
| 1928 | 385 | #345 |
| 1927 | 428 | #326 |
| 1926 | 411 | #326 |
| 1925 | 381 | #345 |
| 1924 | 374 | #356 |
| 1923 | 321 | #371 |
| 1922 | 250 | #418 |
| 1921 | 244 | #437 |
| 1920 | 233 | #442 |
| 1919 | 191 | #483 |
| 1918 | 177 | #520 |
| 1917 | 148 | #556 |
| 1916 | 146 | #552 |
| 1915 | 121 | #592 |
| 1914 | 107 | #540 |
| 1913 | 96 | #519 |
| 1912 | 89 | #511 |
| 1911 | 63 | #522 |
| 1910 | 59 | #534 |
| 1909 | 38 | #638 |
| 1908 | 47 | #535 |
| 1907 | 39 | #588 |
| 1906 | 42 | #541 |
| 1905 | 31 | #632 |
| 1904 | 25 | #700 |
| 1903 | 27 | #640 |
| 1902 | 22 | #734 |
| 1901 | 26 | #615 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 18 | #756 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 22 | #660 |
| 1896 | 24 | #635 |
| 1895 | 27 | #578 |
| 1894 | 15 | #782 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 12 | #861 |
| 1891 | 11 | #839 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1889 | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | 10 | #837 |
| 1887 | 9 | #788 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,024 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 6 | #813 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
Names like Ruthie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elsie Rosie Millie Annie Frankie Ruby Lottie Bonnie Charlotte Gracie Winnie Billie
Other spellings of Ruthie
Names related to Ruthie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruthie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruthie, updated 20 October 2026.