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Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Ruth

ROOTH · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Friend; companion
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#172
2024 births1,767
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births834,300
1920 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ruthie
Alternate spellings
RutRuta
In other languages
Rut (Spanish)Ruta (Lithuanian)Routh (variant)

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