Given name & surname
Ruthe
“compassion”·“a beloved companion”
Ruthe is a variant of Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ruthe 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
Ruthe 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 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ruthe 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
Ruthe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,949
- 0 boys · 1,949 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 122 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 558 as a first name in 2020; 128 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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