Ruthy is a rare variant of Ruth that peaked in 1958 and has grown less common since.
Ruthy is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,734 for girl births in the United States (and #19,717 across all names), given to 8 babies. Ruthy was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1958 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,734 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,944 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,492 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #12,050 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,433 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,860 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,553 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #15,314 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #18,357 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #18,616 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,853 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,775 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,232 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #10,263 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,570 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #12,259 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #17,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #11,467 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,827 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,049 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,515 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,372 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,951 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,063 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,611 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,342 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,727 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,588 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,958 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,579 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #12,051 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #8,046 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,735 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,581 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,450 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,766 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,456 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,019 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,021 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,846 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,933 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,697 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,448 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #3,658 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #3,766 |
| 1962 | 15 | — | #3,411 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,964 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #2,801 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | #2,145 |
| 1958 | 29 | — | #2,108 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,550 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #3,465 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #2,395 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | #2,768 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,647 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #3,520 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,746 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #3,197 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,597 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,571 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,697 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,861 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,888 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,748 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,677 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #4,060 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #2,367 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,552 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,389 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,794 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #2,180 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #4,095 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #2,194 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #3,118 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #3,077 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #2,222 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,182 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #3,021 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,561 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,601 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,822 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #3,236 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #3,091 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,399 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,577 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,929 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,909 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,446 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #2,783 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,469 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,510 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #5,047 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,737 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,508 |