Ruby

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Ruby- (30)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 4,983 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,020 girls (rank #41). 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.

60,524

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,983

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
1996	458	#103
1997	485	#104
1998	475	#107
1999	581	#93
2000	675	#79
2001	745	#67
2002	795	#66
2003	1,084	#47
2004	1,654	#31
2005	3,149	#12
2006	4,511	#4
2007	4,983	#1
2008	4,931	#2
2009	4,555	#2
2010	3,961	#7
2011	3,702	#7
2012	3,231	#12
2013	2,948	#11
2014	2,595	#15
2015	2,215	#17
2016	1,904	#26
2017	1,688	#29
2018	1,531	#32
2019	1,656	#27
2020	1,359	#30
2021	1,300	#34
2022	1,271	#30
2023	1,059	#39
2024	1,020	#41