Ruth is a girl's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “companion.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 1,767 girls in the United States.
Ruth belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “companion” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ruth first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3 in 1893, and in 2024 1,767 babies received the name — 834,300 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ruth means “companion” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ruth is a girl name. In 2024, 1,767 babies received the name in the US.
Ruth comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Ruth first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #3 in 1893, and 1,767 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ruth is pronounced /ɹuːθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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