Around the globe, รุด (Rut 
, Ruud 
, Rūta 
) is a common dominantly female, but uncommonly masculine first name. The first name รุด is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common girly name, Lithuania, where it is quite a common girly name, and Iceland (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, India, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, รุด is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rut | Norway, Netherlands, Israel, Indonesia, India |
| Ruud | Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, Indonesia, United States |
| Rūta | Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Lithuania |
| รุด | Thailand |
รุด is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ruth , the protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible; Ruud Van Der Graaf , character in Na dobre i na złe and Rut , the musical character in the musical The Gay Parisienne by Ivan Caryll; Honeycomb's servant.
จาโคบัส, สินคง, เข็มกลัด, วงษ์ลา, กุลกรม, พรมรัตน์, ประจิตต์, ศรีโนนโคตร, อินทร์สืบวงศ์, and จันทร์ทิพย์