Meaning of the nameRuthe

Ruthe is a spelling of the name Rute, which means “probably 'friend', from Hebrew”.

Meaning

“probably 'friend', from Hebrew”

Meaning of the name Rute, of which Ruthe is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Rute · Behind the Name: Ruth

People (2022): 7,530
Rank in Brazil: #2,065
Median age: 37 years
2010 Census: 6,013; people

Ruthe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ruthe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,148 people).

7,490 women 40 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ruthe is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ruthe in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.009%
Pará 0.007%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
Paraíba 0.005%
Distrito Federal 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,339	0.003%
Pará	591	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	565	0.004%
Bahia	544	0.004%
Minas Gerais	533	0.003%
Pernambuco	417	0.005%
Paraná	372	0.003%
Ceará	360	0.004%
Amazonas	346	0.009%
Maranhão	292	0.004%
Goiás	265	0.004%
Paraíba	212	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	197	0.006%
Santa Catarina	185	0.002%
Espírito Santo	151	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	142	0.001%
Distrito Federal	140	0.005%
Piauí	131	0.004%
Alagoas	129	0.004%
Mato Grosso	128	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	99	0.004%
Rondônia	83	0.005%
Tocantins	83	0.006%
Sergipe	78	0.004%
Acre	51	0.006%
Roraima	49	0.008%
Amapá	48	0.007%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Ruthe

It mixes the TH of the form Ruth with the final E of Portuguese. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant of Rute.

About the name Rute

Wiktionary records Rute as a female name derived from Hebrew רות, the Portuguese form of Ruth. Behind the Name gives Ruth as probably linked to Hebrew reʿuṯ, 'friend', and cites Rute as the Portuguese form. It is the name of the main character of the Book of Ruth, in the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 50,429 people named Rute, with a median age of 44. Ruthe is a spelling with TH.

Other spellings of Rute

Spelling	People (2022)
Rute	50,429
Ruthe	7,530

Sources

Wiktionary: Rute · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ruth · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rute · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ruthe

What does the name Ruthe mean?

Ruthe means “probably 'friend', from Hebrew”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Rute, of which Ruthe is a spelling.

How many people are named Ruthe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,530 people with the first name Ruthe, which ranks it number 2,065 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Ruthe a boy's or a girl's name?

Ruthe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,490 women and 40 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ruthe?

Ruthe is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ruthe most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.009% of the state's population is named Ruthe (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ruthe?

Rute. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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