Ruti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROO-tee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Ruti is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “friend”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Ruti mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew pet form of Ruth
“friend”
Ruth is the heroine of the Bible's Book of Ruth, famed for her loyalty to Naomi.
Is Ruti a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruti is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruti in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Ruti, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Ruti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
Names like Ruti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Aarvi, Anvi, Krishvi, Shanvi, Aashvi, Pranshi, Sharvi, Saavi, Dhanvi, Vaani, Takshvi
Names related to Ruti
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruti, updated 20 October 2026.