The name Ruth comes from the Hebrew name Ruṯ and is derived from the Hebrew word re'ut, meaning "female friend." In the Bible, Ruth (from the Book of Ruth) was the great-grandmother of King David credited with the famous quote, "Whither thou goest, I will go" (Ruth 1:16 KJV). Ruth was a top-five girl's name from 1900 to 1922 and remained inside the top-100 until 1962. It fell back as far as 365th in 2006, but has since recovered and has been a top-200 girl's name every year since 2021. Bachelor Nation alum Bekah Martinez welcomed a daughter named Ruth Ray in 2019.
