Ruta
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rue plant; also a Lithuanian form of Ruth.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ruta by the numbers
Ruta was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Ruth
Like Ruta, each of these traces back to Ruth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ruthiefriend; a form of Ruth136 in the US (2017)
- Ruthannefriend; compassion; a combination of Ruth and Anne14 in the US (2017)
- Ruthannafriend of ruth; blend of Ruth and Anna8 in the US (2017)
- Ruthilacompassionate friend; a form of Ruth5 in the US (2017)
- Rutimy friend; form of Ruth4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruthecompassionate friend; a form of Ruth
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ruthfriend or companion1,194 in the US (2017)
- Ritaflowing or proper; a form of Sarita51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Runasecret lore or rune15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rutfriend; companion; biblical name Ruth20 in the US (2017)
- Ruyadream20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruared; redness9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Ruta, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ruta
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