Name meaning & stats
Rut
Rut means “companion” (Hebrew origin). 846 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Ruts are 1.4× over-represented as journalists.
What it means
“companion”
HebrewSpelling of Ruth
Of uncertain origin; possibly “companion”.
Ruth around the world
- Рут · Russian
- Рут · Ukrainian
- Ρουθ · Greek
- روث · Arabic
- רות · Hebrew
- ルース · Japanese
- 露丝 · Chinese
- Rut · Icelandic
- Ruut
- Ruta · Latvian
Famous Ruths
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020)
- Ruth Benedict · American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)
- Ruth Gordon · American actress and writer (1896–1985)
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · German-born British-American author (1927-2013)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2009
846 US babies were named Rut between 1940 and 2025.
Rut around the world
- Sweden: 1,685 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 73 in 2022
- Norway: 225 babies since 1945, peak 1961
- England & Wales: 63 babies since 1996, peak 2024
- France: 30 babies since 1900, peak 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Ruts end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.2× | Low · 5 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 4 people |
| Journalist | 1.4× | Low · 4 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are journalists, Ruts show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 292 Ruths spell it Rut
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2009)