Meaning of the nameRuthi
- Female
- Ru-thi
Ruthi is a spelling of the name Ruti.
Meaning
The meaning of Ruthi is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,510
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,405
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,238
- people
Ruthi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ruthi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (363 people).
2,497 women 0 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 Ruthi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ruthi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 634 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 212 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 179 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 167 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 133 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 128 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 86 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 82 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 60 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ruthi
Keeps the TH of Ruth and ends in -i; it has most records among people born in the 1960s.
About the name Ruti
The origin of the spellings Ruti, Ruthi and Ruty is uncertain. They have the sound of Rute as it is spoken in Brazil: Wiktionary transcribes Rute, the Portuguese form of the biblical name Ruth, with a final i in Brazilian pronunciation (/ˈʁu.t͡ʃi/). Ruthi keeps the TH of Ruth, and Ruty replaces the final i with Y. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,705 people named Ruti, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Rondônia. All three spellings are almost always female and appear in every decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022.
Other spellings of Ruti
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rute · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Ruth · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Ruthi
What does the name Ruthi mean?
The meaning of Ruthi is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ruthi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,510 people with the first name Ruthi, which ranks it number 4,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ruthi a boy's or a girl's name?
Ruthi is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,497 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ruthi most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ruthi (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ruthi?
Ruti and Ruty. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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