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Rut

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rut: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2012–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2012 to 2024, ranging from #3117 to #4838.201220152017201920212024#3117#4838
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2012#4838
2014#4684
2015#4103
2016#3609
2017#3229
2018#3178
2019#3151
2020#3117
2021#4634
2022#3970
2024#3318

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 36 of the 76 years from 1946 to 2021.

In 2021: #493 among girls in Norway, #4634 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1946–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2021

    Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1946–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #268 in Norway in 1961.

Rut's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4934HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5984HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#6174HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5196HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5985HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6195HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6804HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5995HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5396HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6534HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#38410HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#6244HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5635HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4089HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5415HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#33711HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5175HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4117HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5195HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#29612HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4386HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3857HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#26813HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4884HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3966HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3667HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#29410HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#4424HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3139HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#4304HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#4064HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3536HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#2979HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3427HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#4014HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rut is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rut, between 1946 and 2024, in 45 of those 79 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: highest position in 1961England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 202019462024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202136#268 in 1961
England and Wales2012–202411#3117 in 2020

Its high point came 59 years earlier in Norway (1961) than in England and Wales (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1998; it appears again in 2009.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rut

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1946–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #268 in Norway in 1961. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.