How Many People Are Named Rut?
An estimated 818 people in the United States have the first name Rut. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Rut peaked in popularity in 2009 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rut as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rut paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
818
About 1 in 419,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
38 births
Total Registered
834
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rut
Rut is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 834 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rut as a female name
Ranked #6,097 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (38 births)
Rut: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rut span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 269 babies were registered. While Rut is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rut by Decade
How has Rut tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rut by State
Birth registrations for Rut span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 27 Ruts were registered per state.
Rut + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rut as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rut
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rut: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rut?
We estimate approximately 818 people named Rut are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 419,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Rut a common name?
Rut is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 834 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rut most popular?
Rut reached peak popularity in 2009, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rut is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rut a female name?
Rut is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rut Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rut Smith, Rut Johnson, Rut Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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