Rut
Rut is a female given name: 98% of people named Rut are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Rut · Rút
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Iceland, Sweden, United States
- Also spelled
- Rút
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 712 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Rut
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rut," in English, "Guten Tag Rut," in German. Rut is a female given name: about 98% of people named Rut are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Rut,
German
Guten Tag Rut,
French
Bonjour Rut,
Spanish
Estimado/a Rut:
Chinese
Rut您好：
Japanese
Rut様
English
Hi Rut,
German
Hi Rut,
French
Salut Rut,
Spanish
Hola Rut,
Chinese
Rut你好：
Japanese
Rutさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 712 female · 712 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rut a male or female name?
Rut is a female given name: 98% of people named Rut are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Rut in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rut," in English, "Guten Tag Rut," in German. Rut is a female given name: about 98% of people named Rut are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Rut a unisex name?
Rut is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Rut are men. Rut leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Rut a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rut (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rut,
title = {Is Rut a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rut},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}