Maryruth — girls' name

What the Data Says About Maryruth

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Maryruth between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryruth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryruth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maryruth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryruth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 255 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.