Ruthie is an established variant of Ruth that peaked in 1927 and remains in steady use.
Ruthie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #781 for girl births in the United States (and #1,519 across all names), given to 349 babies. Ruthie first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1927 (428 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | 349 | #781 | — |
| 2024 | 307 | 307 | #883 | — |
| 2023 | 291 | 291 | #915 | — |
| 2022 | 260 | 260 | #1,008 | — |
| 2021 | 234 | 234 | #1,074 | — |
| 2020 | 182 | 182 | #1,254 | — |
| 2019 | 160 | 160 | #1,410 | — |
| 2018 | 166 | 166 | #1,364 | — |
| 2017 | 136 | 136 | #1,601 | — |
| 2016 | 137 | 137 | #1,610 | — |
| 2015 | 134 | 134 | #1,606 | — |
| 2014 | 108 | 108 | #1,873 | — |
| 2013 | 114 | 114 | #1,806 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,061 | — |
| 2011 | 89 | 89 | #2,154 | — |
| 2010 | 102 | 102 | #1,974 | — |
| 2009 | 98 | 98 | #2,087 | — |
| 2008 | 112 | 112 | #1,899 | — |
| 2007 | 73 | 73 | #2,564 | — |
| 2006 | 92 | 92 | #2,123 | — |
| 2005 | 77 | 77 | #2,338 | — |
| 2004 | 80 | 80 | #2,226 | — |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | #2,765 | — |
| 2002 | 58 | 58 | #2,667 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #3,305 | — |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #4,376 | — |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #3,299 | — |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #4,117 | — |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #4,632 | — |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #4,160 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,392 | — |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,243 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,351 | — |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #5,217 | — |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #4,306 | — |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #4,094 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,870 | — |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #2,402 | — |
| 1987 | 34 | — | #2,901 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,504 | — |
| 1985 | 36 | — | #2,692 | — |
| 1984 | 29 | — | #3,048 | — |
| 1983 | 41 | — | #2,348 | — |
| 1982 | 37 | — | #2,570 | — |
| 1981 | 33 | — | #2,765 | — |
| 1980 | 65 | — | #1,731 | — |
| 1979 | 57 | — | #1,869 | — |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #2,554 | — |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #2,453 | — |
| 1976 | 43 | — | #2,050 | — |
| 1975 | 51 | — | #1,832 | — |
| 1974 | 62 | — | #1,561 | — |
| 1973 | 57 | — | #1,617 | — |
| 1972 | 73 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1971 | 86 | — | #1,289 | — |
| 1970 | 91 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1969 | 84 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1968 | 94 | — | #1,108 | — |
| 1967 | 111 | — | #972 | — |
| 1966 | 120 | — | #926 | — |
| 1965 | 150 | — | #814 | — |
| 1964 | 191 | — | #754 | — |
| 1963 | 196 | — | #733 | — |
| 1962 | 211 | — | #712 | — |
| 1961 | 232 | — | #681 | — |
| 1960 | 271 | — | #608 | — |
| 1959 | 287 | — | #584 | — |
| 1958 | 285 | — | #589 | — |
| 1957 | 322 | — | #534 | — |
| 1956 | 327 | — | #520 | — |
| 1955 | 307 | — | #525 | — |
| 1954 | 331 | — | #484 | — |
| 1953 | 367 | — | #451 | — |
| 1952 | 378 | — | #442 | — |
| 1951 | 314 | — | #472 | — |
| 1950 | 377 | — | #412 | — |
| 1949 | 397 | — | #400 | — |
| 1948 | 400 | — | #399 | — |
| 1947 | 414 | — | #392 | — |
| 1946 | 422 | — | #367 | — |
| 1945 | 376 | — | #360 | — |
| 1944 | 394 | — | #346 | — |
| 1943 | 374 | — | #370 | — |
| 1942 | 410 | — | #345 | — |
| 1941 | 357 | — | #347 | — |
| 1940 | 401 | — | #317 | — |
| 1939 | 394 | — | #315 | #3,894 |
| 1938 | 388 | — | #317 | — |
| 1937 | 384 | — | #319 | #3,132 |
| 1936 | 370 | — | #319 | — |
| 1935 | 403 | — | #314 | #3,211 |
| 1934 | 377 | — | #322 | — |
| 1933 | 367 | — | #328 | — |
| 1932 | 365 | — | #333 | — |
| 1931 | 359 | — | #337 | — |
| 1930 | 403 | — | #330 | #3,941 |
| 1929 | 388 | — | #331 | #3,505 |
| 1928 | 385 | — | #345 | — |
| 1927 | 428 | — | #326 | — |
| 1926 | 411 | — | #326 | — |
| 1925 | 381 | — | #346 | — |
| 1924 | 374 | — | #356 | — |
| 1923 | 321 | — | #371 | — |
| 1922 | 250 | — | #418 | — |
| 1921 | 244 | — | #440 | — |
| 1920 | 233 | — | #442 | — |
| 1919 | 191 | — | #483 | — |
| 1918 | 177 | — | #522 | — |
| 1917 | 148 | — | #556 | — |
| 1916 | 146 | — | #556 | — |
| 1915 | 121 | — | #592 | — |
| 1914 | 107 | — | #546 | — |
| 1913 | 96 | — | #520 | — |
| 1912 | 89 | — | #514 | — |
| 1911 | 63 | — | #528 | — |
| 1910 | 59 | — | #535 | — |
| 1909 | 38 | — | #641 | — |
| 1908 | 47 | — | #545 | — |
| 1907 | 39 | — | #598 | — |
| 1906 | 42 | — | #548 | — |
| 1905 | 31 | — | #639 | — |
| 1904 | 25 | — | #708 | — |
| 1903 | 27 | — | #652 | — |
| 1902 | 22 | — | #752 | — |
| 1901 | 26 | — | #627 | — |
| 1900 | 21 | — | #827 | — |
| 1899 | 18 | — | #785 | — |
| 1898 | 22 | — | #712 | — |
| 1897 | 22 | — | #674 | — |
| 1896 | 24 | — | #648 | — |
| 1895 | 27 | — | #592 | — |
| 1894 | 15 | — | #809 | — |
| 1893 | 17 | — | #735 | — |
| 1892 | 12 | — | #900 | — |
| 1891 | 11 | — | #884 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,319 | — |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #792 | — |
| 1888 | 10 | — | #883 | — |
| 1887 | 9 | — | #845 | — |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #911 | — |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,152 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #910 | — |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #886 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #809 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #925 | — |