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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 393 babies (rank #67 that year). In 2024 it was given to 261 girls (rank #90). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

6,390

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

393

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 2024

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#634
1992	31	#716
1993	27	#790
1994	20	#899
1995	31	#709
1996	33	#690
1997	35	#650
1998	39	#610
1999	41	#581
2000	37	#619
2001	63	#417
2002	75	#360
2003	87	#340
2004	131	#216
2005	134	#216
2006	172	#177
2007	223	#131
2008	240	#123
2009	232	#132
2010	245	#125
2011	265	#111
2012	258	#118
2013	306	#90
2014	321	#86
2015	335	#82
2016	352	#77
2017	304	#89
2018	358	#71
2019	393	#67
2020	324	#80
2021	337	#78
2022	322	#75
2023	321	#73
2024	261	#90