Rūta is a common Lithuanian and Latvian female given name.
People with the given name include: Rūta Bunkutė (born 1979), fitness competitor Rūta Gajauskaitė (born 1989), Lithuanian figure skater Ruta Gerulaitis (born 1955), American tennis player Rūta Jokubonienė (1930–2010), Lithuanian textile artist Rūta Meilutytė (born 1997), Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Paškauskienė (born 1977), Lithuanian table tennis player Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė (born 1981), Lithuanian singer Rūta Šepetys (born 1967), Lithuanian-American writer Rūta Skujiņa (1907–1964), Latvian poet Rūta Vanagaitė (born 1955), Lithuanian theatre critic, writer, journalist and historian
See also Rūta Society, a Lithuanian cultural society active in 1909–1914 Rūta (chocolate), a Lithuanian chocolate brand existing since 2013 Ruta (disambiguation)