Ruby

Meaning: Ruby
Origin: English — From the name of the red gemstone

Girl's name · #64 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Ruby — on the books since 1880, #64 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 377,000 girls have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

After years of decline, US births of Ruby rose from 1,148 in 1962 to 1,383 in 1963, when Dion’s “Ruby Baby” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Births fell back the following year.

Across the states

See where Ruby is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Ruby ranks in other countries and regions.

#14 in New Zealand (2025) · #19 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #23 in N. Ireland (2025) · #28 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #28 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #30 in Scotland (2025) · #36 in Ireland (2025) · #38 in England & Wales (2025) · #88 in Canada (2025) · #89 in Netherlands (2025) · #234 in Switzerland (2025) · #340 in Mexico (2024) and 11 more.

Famous Rubys

Ruby Rose — Australian actress and model (born 1986)
Ruby Dee — American actress (1922–2014)
Ruby Lin — Taiwanese actress, singer and producer (born 1976)
Ruby Payne-Scott — Australian radio astronomer (1912–1981)
Ruby Bridges — American civil rights activist (born 1954)

In stories & tradition

Ruby — Fictional character in Supernatural
Ruby Sunday — Fictional character from Doctor Who
Ruby Summers — Fictional character in Marvel Comics

What Rubys become

Among 423 notable people named Ruby:

Entertainers appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ruby Rose, Australian actress and model (born 1986).

Similar names: Josephine · Ruth · Abby · Rose · Eva · Vivian

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