Ruby
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning deep red gemstone.
How Ruby has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #83 |
| 2016 | #71 |
| 2017 | #79 |
| 2018 | #74 |
| 2019 | #66 |
| 2020 | #74 |
| 2021 | #62 |
| 2022 | #62 |
| 2023 | #66 |
| 2024 | #63 |
| 2025 | #64 |
Ruby by the numbers
In 2025, 1,032 babies in England and Wales were named Ruby. In the US, 3,546 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 8,406 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 140 American girls born that year was called Ruby.
Names that come from Ruby
Forms of Ruby in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ruby
Names that are said the same way as Ruby, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rubiered precious stone; variant of Ruby or Ruben16 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean red
Like Ruby, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Scarletscarlet cloth; bright red color783 in the US (2017)
- Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
- Rorired king; a form of Rory121 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ruby
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