# Ruby (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ruby/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 379,684 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,114 / 376,570 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 61,556, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. The programming language was named after the gemstone.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,770 | 109 |
| 2012 | 2,918 | 105 |
| 2013 | 3,321 | 93 |
| 2014 | 3,430 | 90 |
| 2015 | 3,467 | 83 |
| 2016 | 3,847 | 71 |
| 2017 | 3,587 | 79 |
| 2018 | 3,591 | 74 |
| 2019 | 3,738 | 66 |
| 2020 | 3,342 | 74 |
| 2021 | 3,599 | 62 |
| 2022 | 3,621 | 62 |
| 2023 | 3,364 | 65 |
| 2024 | 3,533 | 62 |
| 2025 | 3,554 | 64 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 14,090 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13,862 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,980 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10,540 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,985 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9,504 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,936 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11,871 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,583 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,948 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,281 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,180 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6,820 |
| 2024 | 18 | 5,401 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6,082 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025 | 1,032 | 38 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |

## In other languages

- Esperanto: Rubi
- Hindi: रूबी
- Japanese: ルビー
- Korean: 루비
- Polish: Ruby
- Russian: Руби

## People named Ruby

- Ruby Rose, Australian actor, model, DJ, and recording artist (born 1986)
- Ruby Dee, American actress (1922–2014)
- Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian radio astronomer (1912-1981)
- Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist (born 1954)
- Ruby Keeler, American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993)
- Ruby O. Fee, German actress
- Ruby Barnhill, British actress
- Ruby Laffoon, American politician (1869–1941)
- Ruby Jerins, American actress
- Ruby Dandridge, American actress (1900–1987)
- Ruby Braff, American musician (1927–2003)
- Ruby Modine, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.