Ruby

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ruby is a predominantly feminine given name taken from the name of the gemstone ruby. The name of the gemstone comes from the Latin rubinus, meaning red. The ruby is the birthstone for the month of July.

From Wikipedia

Ruby first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 2,325 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2025 it was given to 514 girls (rank #26). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ruby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ruby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,843

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,325

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Anne of Green Gables: Ruby Gillis — Anne's schoolfriend
In Doctor Who: Ruby Sunday — Fifteenth Doctor companion

Famous people named Ruby

Ruby Rosefilm actor · b. 1986
Ruby Deeactor · b. 1922
Ruby Linrecording artist · b. 1976
Ruby Payne-Scottuniversity teacher · b. 1912
Ruby Bridgesactivist · b. 1954

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Ruby in 2025

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	99	#86
1998	174	#70
1999	197	#59
2000	212	#56
2001	287	#30
2002	286	#32
2003	341	#24
2004	359	#23
2005	428	#21
2006	271	#21
2007	321	#18
2008	390	#14
2009	464	#9
2010	600	#3
2011	589	#2
2012	549	#2
2013	410	#10
2014	500	#8
2015	2,325	#4
2016	1,590	#14
2017	562	#17
2018	559	#14
2019	1,024	#14
2020	712	#18
2021	468	#21
2022	467	#19
2023	550	#24
2024	595	#18
2025	514	#26