Ruth in California
Babies in California
30,176
since 1910
Rank in California · 2025
#284
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Peak year in California
1911
Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
US overall
Yearly share of babies named Ruth in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | 284 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 143 | 235 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 104 | 315 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 122 | 280 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 150 | 231 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 124 | 281 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 134 | 275 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 100 | 378 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 126 | 303 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 115 | 352 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 104 | 402 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 113 | 374 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 126 | 322 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 107 | 385 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 109 | 378 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 107 | 390 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 126 | 337 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 114 | 387 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 137 | 344 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 154 | 304 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 120 | 381 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 149 | 305 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 118 | 365 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 125 | 346 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 158 | 274 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 146 | 303 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 155 | 274 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 161 | 264 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 174 | 249 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 164 | 266 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 170 | 265 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 177 | 262 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 188 | 245 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 175 | 273 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | 240 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 190 | 262 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 227 | 196 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 186 | 225 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 189 | 205 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 209 | 183 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 205 | 176 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 204 | 174 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 181 | 196 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 197 | 185 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 174 | 205 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 169 | 197 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 170 | 192 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 163 | 184 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 153 | 192 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 147 | 186 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 157 | 176 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 164 | 167 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 151 | 171 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 167 | 166 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 209 | 150 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 187 | 178 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 207 | 158 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 211 | 152 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 227 | 143 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 264 | 127 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 290 | 123 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 301 | 125 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 316 | 123 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 358 | 113 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 410 | 97 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 413 | 96 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 376 | 105 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 399 | 89 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 378 | 98 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 381 | 101 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 346 | 108 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 408 | 85 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 408 | 78 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 374 | 82 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 378 | 73 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 329 | 80 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 384 | 64 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 407 | 58 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 350 | 69 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 374 | 54 | 5 | 710 |
| 1945 | 293 | 61 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 314 | 46 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 344 | 42 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 330 | 38 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 273 | 41 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 271 | 39 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 248 | 39 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 241 | 42 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 264 | 33 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 278 | 27 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 266 | 23 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 316 | 21 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 289 | 23 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 307 | 21 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 375 | 17 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 410 | 17 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 398 | 17 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 423 | 14 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 500 | 11 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 585 | 9 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 589 | 9 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 617 | 9 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 577 | 8 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 491 | 9 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 541 | 8 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 545 | 7 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 456 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 446 | 6 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 432 | 6 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 417 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 395 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 294 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 243 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 221 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 156 | 5 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 128 | 6 | <5 | — |