Ruthie
Ruthie is a feminine diminutive of Ruth. Notable people with the name include:Ruthie the Duck Girl (1934–2008), American woman Ruthie Bolton, American basketball player Ruthie Blum, Israeli journalist Ruthie Collins, American singer-songwriter Ruthie Davis, American designer and entrepreneur Ruthie Foster, American singer-songwriter Ruthie Gilor, Israeli lawn bowler Ruthie Henshall, English…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ruthie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ruthie is a feminine diminutive of Ruth. Notable people with the name include:Ruthie the Duck Girl (1934–2008), American woman Ruthie Bolton, American basketball player Ruthie Blum, Israeli journalist Ruthie Collins, American singer-songwriter Ruthie Davis, American designer and entrepreneur Ruthie Foster, American singer-songwriter Ruthie Gilor, Israeli lawn bowler Ruthie Henshall, English…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ruthie
The earliest SSA record of Ruthie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 428 newborns named Ruthie — #326 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Ruthie ranks #820 for baby girls with 336 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). All told, over 23K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ruthie
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About the name Ruthie
Ruthie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Ruthie's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #313. Use the chart and map above to compare Ruthie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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