Ruth

Ruth is a single syllable with a whole book of the Bible behind it, the loyal Moabite who followed her mother-in-law Naomi home and vowed, "Whither thou goest, I will go." The name comes from the Hebrew re'ut, meaning "friend" or "companion." Ruth topped U.S. charts in the 1890s, faded through the twentieth century, and came surging back with the vintage revival and the quiet reverence for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It now sits in the top 170s. Short vowel, breathy close, no ornament. Ruth reads as principled, quietly brave, a name you can lean on.