Gintare vs Ruth
Gintare and Ruthcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1999, Gintare was ranked #613 and Ruth #213 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Gintare was ranked #5742 and Ruth #397 among girls in England and Wales.
Gintare and Ruth over time
Gintare and Ruth appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ruth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gintare in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ruth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gintare in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1979–1999
Gintare held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ruth in 20.
Highest recorded here: Gintare #265 in 1988, Ruth #123 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Gintare #613, Ruth #213.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gintare | Ruth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as '(female) friend' or 'companion', probably a contraction of Hebrew re'ut. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈruːθ/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ruth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Gintare does not have one recorded yet.
- Gintare has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Ruth.
- A meaning is recorded for Ruth; Gintare doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gintare
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1979–1999
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1979–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Girls
Ruth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #35 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #299 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls