U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024
Ruth
A name that crested in the 1900s and has all but disappeared since.
Peaked 1909
1909peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1909
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#3
of all U.S. girls’ names
Skew
99.7%
given to girls
Median age today
~100
median birth year 1926