Given name
Ruthy
“compassion”·“a beloved companion”
Ruthy is a variant of Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ruthy 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
Ruthy is a variant of Ruth. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ruthy is a diminutive of Ruth.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ruthy 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
Ruthy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 924
- 0 boys · 924 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,734 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,734 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 710 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.
Ruthy’s family of names
In English usage, Ruthy is a diminutive of Ruth. Ruthy has a related form in Ruth.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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