How Many People Are Named Ruby?
people named Ruby are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,194 people in the US has this name
Based on 379,684 babies named Ruby in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,472 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Ruby in English. Counting Ruby and these spellings together, about 156,935 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ruby, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruby alive today is about 39 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruby first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 8,472 babies. In 2025, 3,569 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ruby never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #22, in 1911, and it was in the top 100 in 71 years between 1888 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #64.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #64 |
| Best rank | #22 (1911) |
| Years in the top 100 | 71 (1888 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #28 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruby alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruby were born in California than in any other state: about 21,536 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ruby was given 2.5 times as often in Arkansas, 2.5 times in Mississippi and 2.1 times in Alabama.
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