Ruther
Ruther is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 6 male / 601 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ruther
If you do not know Ruther’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ruther,” in English, “Guten Tag Ruther,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ruther,
German
Guten Tag Ruther,
French
Bonjour Ruther,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ruther:
Chinese
Ruther您好：
Japanese
Ruther様
English
Hi Ruther,
German
Hi Ruther,
French
Salut Ruther,
Spanish
Hola Ruther,
Chinese
Ruther你好：
Japanese
Ruther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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
6 male · 601 female · 607 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Ruther a male or female name?
Ruther is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Ruther in an email?
If you do not know Ruther’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ruther,” in English, “Guten Tag Ruther,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Ruther a unisex name?
Ruther is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Ruther a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/ruther. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ruther,
title = {Is Ruther a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/ruther},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}