Meaning of the nameRuti
- Female
- Ru-ti
Ruti, Ruthi and Ruty are female spellings of two syllables ending in an i sound, of uncertain origin; Ruti is the most common in the group.
Meaning
The meaning of Ruti 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)
- 5,705
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,501
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,348
- people
Ruti in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ruti, 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 (934 people).
5,655 women 50 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 Ruti is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ruti in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,336 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 487 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 377 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 363 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 348 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 328 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 277 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 250 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 240 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 203 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 202 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 177 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 143 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 128 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 77 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 69 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
The most common spelling in the group, written with a final i, as Rute sounds in Brazil.
Other spellings of Ruti
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rute · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Ruth · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Ruti
What does the name Ruti mean?
The meaning of Ruti 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 Ruti in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,705 people with the first name Ruti, which ranks it number 2,501 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ruti a boy's or a girl's name?
Ruti is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,655 women and 50 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ruti most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Ruti (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ruti?
Ruthi and Ruty. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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