The Popularity of the name Ruth

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Interesting Facts about the name Ruth

Over the past 110 years, 735 436 girls and 363 boys have been named Ruth. The name Ruth ranks 31th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ruth in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Ruth came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.

Most Famous People in the World whose name is Ruth

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court Justice

Ruth Becker, U.S. schoolteacher (Kansas) and Titanic survivor

Ruth Fischer, German communist

Ruth Gaines-Shelton, American educator and writer

Ruth Grier, Canadian politician

Ruth Maxon Adams, American architect

Ruth Olina Lødemel Lødemel, Norwegian soprano, dancer, actor and composer

Ruth Packer, English opera singer

Ruth Royce, American vaudeville performer and silent film actress

Ruth Rudy, American politician

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