Meaning of the nameRuty
- Female
- Ru-ty
Ruty is a spelling of the name Ruti.
Meaning
The meaning of Ruty 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)
- 1,402
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,568
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,679
- people
Ruty in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ruty, 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 (263 people).
1,389 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 Ruty is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ruty in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 234 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ruty
Ends in Y; unlike the other two spellings, it has most records among people born in the 1990s.
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 Ruty
What does the name Ruty mean?
The meaning of Ruty 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 Ruty in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,402 people with the first name Ruty, which ranks it number 6,568 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ruty a boy's or a girl's name?
Ruty is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,389 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ruty most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ruty (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ruty?
Ruti and Ruthi. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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