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Ruta

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2001–2020

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2020, ranging from #3998 to #5876.2001201020112012201320142015201620182020#3998#5876
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2001#3998
2010#5707
2011#4049
2012#5876
2013#4739
2014#4003
2015#4736
2016#5785
2018#5666
2020#5493

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 28 of the 45 years from 1969 to 2013.

In 2013: #589 among girls in Norway, #4739 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1969–2020 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #580 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1969–2013

    Highest recorded position: #280 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2013).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1969 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #280 in Norway in 1990.

Ruta'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
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5894HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5815HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#6334HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4578HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4289HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4299HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#36212HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#36712HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#28019HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#40311HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#31016HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#29716HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4559HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#28417HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#37212HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5536HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5556HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4558HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4279HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4538HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#5815HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#5735HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#31213HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4707HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#6054HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5425HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#6144HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5804HighVerified

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

Where Ruta is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ruta, between 1969 and 2020, in 37 of those 52 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1969–201328#280 in 1990
England and Wales2001–202010#3998 in 2001

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Norway (1990) than in England and Wales (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 2001; it appears again in 2010.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 1969 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #280 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.