Rut
Rut is both a surname and a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include:Rut Bízková, former Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic Rut Brandt (1920–2006), German writer Rut Bryk (1916–1999), Finnish ceramist Rut Berglund (1897–1984), Swedish opera singer Rut Carballido Lopez, Spanish-born microbiologist Rut Hillarp (1914–2003), Swedish poet and novelist Rut Holm…
- Spanish
- Icelandic
- Swedish
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Rut
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rut is both a surname and a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include:Rut Bízková, former Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic Rut Brandt (1920–2006), German writer Rut Bryk (1916–1999), Finnish ceramist Rut Berglund (1897–1984), Swedish opera singer Rut Carballido Lopez, Spanish-born microbiologist Rut Hillarp (1914–2003), Swedish poet and novelist Rut Holm…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Icelandic
- Swedish
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Rut
The earliest SSA record of Rut as a baby girl name dates back to 1976, when 8 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Rut — #4,013 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Rut on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rut ranks #6,032 for baby girls with 20 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 874 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rut
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rut. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rut
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About the name Rut
Rut is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 874 births in the dataset. Rut's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4,013. Use the chart and map above to compare Rut's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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