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Ruth
Meaning: Friend.
Origin:
Biblical
Gender :
Girl's Name
Girl's Name
Variant Names: RUTA 

Popularity of Ruth
The baby name Ruth, is the 8536th most popular baby name since we started recording stats on our site, and it's in the top 39% of names recorded here.

This year (2008), Ruth was the 135th most popular name, and is in the top 1% for the year.

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Celebrites with the Name Ruth
Full Name Occupation
Ruth Chatterton Female Actor (1893-1961)
Ruth Donnelly Female Actor (1896-1982)
Ruth Gordon Female Actor (1896-1985)
Ruth Hussey Female Actor (1911-2005)
Ruth Leuwerik Female Actor (born 1926)
Ruth Roman Female Actor (1922-1999)
Ruth Stonehouse Female Actor (1892-1941)
Ruth Warrick Female Actor (1915-2005)


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