Given name
Ruthanne
“compassion”·“a beloved companion”
Ruthanne is a variant of Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ruthanne is a variant of Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ruthanne is a variant of Ruth. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ruthanne is a variant of Ruth. The history of Ruth gives this family its wider story. Ruth has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ruthanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,685
- 0 boys · 2,685 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,506 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,506 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 90 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,947 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ruthanne’s family of names
Ruthanne has a related form in Ruth.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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