Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls
Origin: EnglishRuby 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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 92 | #149 |
| 1881 | 119 | #133 |
| 1882 | 136 | #132 |
| 1883 | 163 | #127 |
| 1884 | 244 | #109 |
| 1885 | 272 | #106 |
| 1886 | 301 | #106 |
| 1887 | 309 | #105 |
| 1888 | 445 | #94 |
| 1889 | 522 | #78 |
| 1890 | 540 | #81 |
| 1891 | 554 | #80 |
| 1892 | 695 | #74 |
| 1893 | 769 | #71 |
| 1894 | 874 | #67 |
| 1895 | 954 | #66 |
| 1896 | 994 | #66 |
| 1897 | 1,025 | #57 |
| 1898 | 1,191 | #58 |
| 1899 | 1,103 | #52 |
| 1900 | 1,540 | #51 |
| 1901 | 1,225 | #49 |
| 1902 | 1,458 | #47 |
| 1903 | 1,538 | #42 |
| 1904 | 1,701 | #41 |
| 1905 | 1,885 | #38 |
| 1906 | 1,962 | #36 |
| 1907 | 2,113 | #34 |
| 1908 | 2,229 | #33 |
| 1909 | 2,524 | #27 |
| 1910 | 2,893 | #27 |
| 1911 | 3,372 | #22 |
| 1912 | 4,452 | #23 |
| 1913 | 4,913 | #23 |
| 1914 | 5,625 | #24 |
| 1915 | 7,237 | #24 |
| 1916 | 7,686 | #23 |
| 1917 | 7,662 | #27 |
| 1918 | 8,134 | #27 |
| 1919 | 8,334 | #24 |
| 1920 | 8,336 | #26 |
| 1921 | 8,333 | #26 |
| 1922 | 8,003 | #26 |
| 1923 | 8,232 | #25 |
| 1924 | 8,406 | #26 |
| 1925 | 7,843 | #30 |
| 1926 | 7,476 | #30 |
| 1927 | 7,264 | #30 |
| 1928 | 6,692 | #34 |
| 1929 | 6,152 | #36 |
| 1930 | 5,993 | #36 |
| 1931 | 5,331 | #39 |
| 1932 | 5,469 | #38 |
| 1933 | 4,944 | #43 |
| 1934 | 4,977 | #39 |
| 1935 | 4,765 | #41 |
| 1936 | 4,226 | #51 |
| 1937 | 4,289 | #52 |
| 1938 | 3,941 | #61 |
| 1939 | 3,712 | #67 |
| 1940 | 3,619 | #66 |
| 1941 | 3,581 | #69 |
| 1942 | 3,519 | #77 |
| 1943 | 3,470 | #82 |
| 1944 | 3,190 | #87 |
| 1945 | 2,904 | #95 |
| 1946 | 3,050 | #105 |
| 1947 | 3,069 | #112 |
| 1948 | 2,894 | #114 |
| 1949 | 2,577 | #123 |
| 1950 | 2,414 | #130 |
| 1951 | 2,351 | #140 |
| 1952 | 2,375 | #145 |
| 1953 | 2,342 | #150 |
| 1954 | 2,143 | #162 |
| 1955 | 2,009 | #173 |
| 1956 | 1,992 | #179 |
| 1957 | 1,783 | #197 |
| 1958 | 1,639 | #202 |
| 1959 | 1,501 | #215 |
| 1960 | 1,387 | #229 |
| 1961 | 1,278 | #245 |
| 1962 | 1,148 | #263 |
| 1963 | 1,382 | #236 |
| 1964 | 1,113 | #270 |
| 1965 | 985 | #276 |
| 1966 | 807 | #311 |
| 1967 | 745 | #318 |
| 1968 | 639 | #352 |
| 1969 | 681 | #343 |
| 1970 | 695 | #358 |
| 1971 | 730 | #346 |
| 1972 | 638 | #348 |
| 1973 | 635 | #345 |
| 1974 | 601 | #359 |
| 1975 | 628 | #346 |
| 1976 | 616 | #348 |
| 1977 | 601 | #364 |
| 1978 | 628 | #347 |
| 1979 | 661 | #351 |
| 1980 | 659 | #357 |
| 1981 | 677 | #346 |
| 1982 | 622 | #371 |
| 1983 | 591 | #378 |
| 1984 | 595 | #380 |
| 1985 | 593 | #384 |
| 1986 | 558 | #401 |
| 1987 | 631 | #369 |
| 1988 | 621 | #385 |
| 1989 | 765 | #329 |
| 1990 | 954 | #291 |
| 1991 | 1,004 | #277 |
| 1992 | 1,040 | #272 |
| 1993 | 1,033 | #266 |
| 1994 | 1,031 | #271 |
| 1995 | 1,053 | #260 |
| 1996 | 985 | #295 |
| 1997 | 1,040 | #280 |
| 1998 | 1,207 | #256 |
| 1999 | 1,209 | #261 |
| 2000 | 1,266 | #258 |
| 2001 | 1,365 | #232 |
| 2002 | 1,579 | #208 |
| 2003 | 1,707 | #189 |
| 2004 | 2,120 | #158 |
| 2005 | 2,472 | #130 |
| 2006 | 2,582 | #137 |
| 2007 | 2,900 | #116 |
| 2008 | 3,020 | #113 |
| 2009 | 3,019 | #108 |
| 2010 | 2,797 | #113 |
| 2011 | 2,769 | #109 |
| 2012 | 2,918 | #105 |
| 2013 | 3,319 | #93 |
| 2014 | 3,429 | #90 |
| 2015 | 3,467 | #83 |
| 2016 | 3,847 | #71 |
| 2017 | 3,587 | #79 |
| 2018 | 3,590 | #74 |
| 2019 | 3,738 | #66 |
| 2020 | 3,339 | #74 |
| 2021 | 3,596 | #62 |
| 2022 | 3,619 | #62 |
| 2023 | 3,356 | #65 |
| 2024 | 3,517 | #63 |
