Ruthie

Ruthie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “friend, companion”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: ROO-thee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Diminutive of Ruth, from Hebrew Rut, traditionally interpreted as 'friend' or 'companion'. Ruthie is an affectionate English form.

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How popular is Ruthie?

202492.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ruthie in 2024305

2024 rank#883 girls

Peak year1935

Total US babies since 188022,303

Ruthie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ruthie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Ruthie questions

What does the name Ruthie mean?

Ruthie means "friend, companion". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Ruth, from Hebrew Rut, traditionally interpreted as 'friend' or 'companion'. Ruthie is an affectionate English form.

Is Ruthie a boy or girl name?

Ruthie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ruthie?

305 US babies were named Ruthie in 2024. Its peak year was 1935.

How do you pronounce Ruthie?

Ruthie is usually pronounced ROO-thee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.