Ruthie has been given to about 22,656 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.
Ruthie ranks 781st among American girls in 2025, with 349 born that year. Its best year was 1927, when 428 babies were given the name, ranking 326th. The typical living American called Ruthie is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.