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Louise vs Ruth

Ruth leads today (#173 vs #514), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Louise and Ruth per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

8.7k17.4k26.1k1880192019602000LouiseRuth1880: Louise 635 · Ruth 2341881: Louise 617 · Ruth 2751882: Louise 813 · Ruth 3231883: Louise 847 · Ruth 3871884: Louise 962 · Ruth 4421885: Louise 956 · Ruth 5061886: Louise 1,061 · Ruth 5811887: Louise 1,088 · Ruth 6271888: Louise 1,334 · Ruth 8501889: Louise 1,283 · Ruth 1,0731890: Louise 1,472 · Ruth 1,1951891: Louise 1,333 · Ruth 1,8571892: Louise 1,446 · Ruth 3,2901893: Louise 1,447 · Ruth 3,6581894: Louise 1,571 · Ruth 3,3721895: Louise 1,582 · Ruth 3,5511896: Louise 1,531 · Ruth 3,9051897: Louise 1,563 · Ruth 3,8781898: Louise 1,693 · Ruth 4,2491899: Louise 1,536 · Ruth 3,9121900: Louise 2,070 · Ruth 4,7651901: Louise 1,640 · Ruth 3,9741902: Louise 1,832 · Ruth 4,3841903: Louise 1,935 · Ruth 4,5171904: Louise 2,136 · Ruth 4,9001905: Louise 2,367 · Ruth 5,0681906: Louise 2,307 · Ruth 5,1401907: Louise 2,619 · Ruth 5,5731908: Louise 2,937 · Ruth 6,1801909: Louise 3,019 · Ruth 6,5091910: Louise 3,457 · Ruth 7,2121911: Louise 3,725 · Ruth 8,0031912: Louise 5,116 · Ruth 11,2801913: Louise 5,577 · Ruth 12,6091914: Louise 6,648 · Ruth 15,8391915: Louise 8,313 · Ruth 21,8781916: Louise 8,630 · Ruth 23,1891917: Louise 8,584 · Ruth 23,5681918: Louise 9,111 · Ruth 25,5351919: Louise 8,812 · Ruth 24,5621920: Louise 9,179 · Ruth 26,1021921: Louise 9,180 · Ruth 25,7831922: Louise 8,886 · Ruth 23,6331923: Louise 8,882 · Ruth 23,6371924: Louise 8,854 · Ruth 23,6011925: Louise 8,275 · Ruth 22,2471926: Louise 7,979 · Ruth 20,2251927: Louise 7,704 · Ruth 19,4121928: Louise 7,053 · Ruth 17,8591929: Louise 6,903 · Ruth 16,0211930: Louise 6,942 · Ruth 14,9421931: Louise 5,897 · Ruth 13,1321932: Louise 5,643 · Ruth 12,2571933: Louise 5,079 · Ruth 11,1361934: Louise 4,973 · Ruth 10,5651935: Louise 4,563 · Ruth 9,9881936: Louise 4,355 · Ruth 9,2171937: Louise 4,382 · Ruth 9,6021938: Louise 4,069 · Ruth 9,3031939: Louise 3,956 · Ruth 9,0621940: Louise 3,928 · Ruth 8,8881941: Louise 3,910 · Ruth 8,8631942: Louise 4,343 · Ruth 9,3151943: Louise 4,044 · Ruth 9,3701944: Louise 3,842 · Ruth 8,6741945: Louise 3,514 · Ruth 8,0461946: Louise 3,925 · Ruth 8,4741947: Louise 4,050 · Ruth 8,4821948: Louise 3,685 · Ruth 7,9031949: Louise 3,424 · Ruth 7,6511950: Louise 3,254 · Ruth 7,1281951: Louise 3,012 · Ruth 7,0761952: Louise 2,979 · Ruth 6,9531953: Louise 2,964 · Ruth 6,5821954: Louise 2,692 · Ruth 6,5661955: Louise 2,431 · Ruth 6,1871956: Louise 2,238 · Ruth 6,0751957: Louise 2,308 · Ruth 5,6671958: Louise 2,008 · Ruth 5,2471959: Louise 1,966 · Ruth 5,0571960: Louise 1,786 · Ruth 4,9431961: Louise 1,541 · Ruth 4,8961962: Louise 1,399 · Ruth 4,2941963: Louise 1,322 · Ruth 3,8691964: Louise 1,145 · Ruth 3,6401965: Louise 945 · Ruth 3,2311966: Louise 875 · Ruth 2,8451967: Louise 659 · Ruth 2,4201968: Louise 620 · Ruth 2,1511969: Louise 602 · Ruth 1,9001970: Louise 541 · Ruth 1,8171971: Louise 444 · Ruth 1,6291972: Louise 340 · Ruth 1,3831973: Louise 313 · Ruth 1,2731974: Louise 229 · Ruth 1,2991975: Louise 229 · Ruth 1,2301976: Louise 205 · Ruth 1,1981977: Louise 207 · Ruth 1,1921978: Louise 200 · Ruth 1,2081979: Louise 210 · Ruth 1,2021980: Louise 234 · Ruth 1,2581981: Louise 226 · Ruth 1,2671982: Louise 255 · Ruth 1,1781983: Louise 200 · Ruth 1,1211984: Louise 209 · Ruth 1,1651985: Louise 194 · Ruth 1,1161986: Louise 162 · Ruth 1,0841987: Louise 169 · Ruth 1,0311988: Louise 160 · Ruth 9971989: Louise 156 · Ruth 9871990: Louise 182 · Ruth 9071991: Louise 187 · Ruth 9851992: Louise 147 · Ruth 8551993: Louise 135 · Ruth 8611994: Louise 111 · Ruth 8821995: Louise 113 · Ruth 8531996: Louise 94 · Ruth 8021997: Louise 111 · Ruth 8571998: Louise 98 · Ruth 8531999: Louise 117 · Ruth 8752000: Louise 112 · Ruth 9092001: Louise 108 · Ruth 9512002: Louise 110 · Ruth 9062003: Louise 112 · Ruth 8972004: Louise 94 · Ruth 9152005: Louise 92 · Ruth 9082006: Louise 90 · Ruth 8922007: Louise 107 · Ruth 9642008: Louise 108 · Ruth 9292009: Louise 102 · Ruth 9162010: Louise 150 · Ruth 9342011: Louise 125 · Ruth 9072012: Louise 153 · Ruth 9312013: Louise 197 · Ruth 9932014: Louise 201 · Ruth 1,0642015: Louise 243 · Ruth 1,1102016: Louise 313 · Ruth 1,1032017: Louise 339 · Ruth 1,2132018: Louise 340 · Ruth 1,2512019: Louise 428 · Ruth 1,3512020: Louise 417 · Ruth 1,3272021: Louise 460 · Ruth 1,5792022: Louise 462 · Ruth 1,6682023: Louise 514 · Ruth 1,6042024: Louise 562 · Ruth 1,7872025: Louise 579 · Ruth 1,781
LouiseRuth

Head to head

LouiseRuth
2025 rank
#514
#173
Babies named in 2025
579
1,781
Peak year
1912
1915
Trend
Rising since 2005
Rising since 1997
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
336,466
836,122
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