Ruby - A unique female name
Ruby appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #27. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Ruby and more.
With that position 1 in 492 baby girls were given this name - making this a unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Ruby peaked in popularity 110 years ago in 1911 on position 22.
Famous with this name

Ruby Rose

Ruby O. Fee

Ruby Lin
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Ruby is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Ruby is currently topping the baby name charts in Utah at position #16 - and is the least popular in Louisiana at position #265.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Ruby is where you live.
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Ruby origin and meaning
Ruby is a 4 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Ruby, pop culture references for the name Ruby and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Ruby
We've found the following names that sound similar to Ruby, sorted by popularity.
Reba / Robbie / Reva / Rubi / Rubye / Rubie / Robbi / Riva / Rubbie / Rabia /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 106 |
2011 | 109 |
2010 | 113 |
2009 | 108 |
2008 | 113 |
2007 | 117 |
2006 | 137 |
2005 | 130 |
2004 | 158 |
2003 | 192 |
2002 | 209 |
2001 | 233 |
2000 | 262 |
1999 | 260 |
1998 | 258 |
1997 | 282 |
1996 | 295 |
1995 | 263 |
1994 | 278 |
1993 | 269 |
1992 | 273 |
1991 | 286 |
1990 | 294 |
1989 | 342 |
1988 | 394 |
1987 | 383 |
1986 | 402 |
1985 | 390 |
1984 | 381 |
1983 | 375 |
1982 | 374 |
1981 | 342 |
1980 | 364 |
1979 | 351 |
1978 | 344 |
1977 | 359 |
1976 | 353 |
1975 | 350 |
1974 | 356 |
1973 | 346 |
1972 | 351 |
1971 | 342 |
1970 | 358 |
1969 | 345 |
1968 | 353 |
1967 | 317 |
1966 | 312 |
1965 | 276 |
1964 | 270 |
1963 | 238 |
1962 | 263 |
1961 | 247 |
1960 | 230 |
1959 | 216 |
1958 | 202 |
1957 | 198 |
1956 | 179 |
1955 | 172 |
1954 | 162 |
1953 | 150 |
1952 | 145 |
1951 | 140 |
1950 | 132 |
1949 | 123 |
1948 | 114 |
1947 | 112 |
1946 | 107 |
1945 | 97 |
1944 | 87 |
1943 | 82 |
1942 | 77 |
1941 | 69 |
1940 | 67 |
1939 | 67 |
1938 | 61 |
1937 | 52 |
1936 | 51 |
1935 | 41 |
1934 | 41 |
1933 | 43 |
1932 | 38 |
1931 | 39 |
1930 | 36 |
1929 | 36 |
1928 | 34 |
1927 | 30 |
1926 | 31 |
1925 | 30 |
1924 | 26 |
1923 | 25 |
1922 | 26 |
1921 | 26 |
1920 | 27 |
1919 | 23 |
1918 | 27 |
1917 | 27 |
1916 | 23 |
1915 | 24 |
1914 | 24 |
1913 | 23 |
1912 | 23 |
1911 | 22 |
1910 | 27 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Utah | 16 |
Idaho | 29 |
Oregon | 31 |
Washington | 40 |
Arkansas | 49 |
Iowa | 57 |
Minnesota | 58 |
North Dakota | 63 |
California | 65 |
Nebraska | 67 |
Arizona | 75 |
Colorado | 75 |
Vermont | 75 |
Alaska | 83 |
Kansas | 84 |
Oklahoma | 87 |
Wisconsin | 89 |
Rhode Island | 94 |
Texas | 94 |
New Mexico | 97 |
Wyoming | 99 |
Montana | 101 |
Illinois | 102 |
Tennessee | 109 |
New Hampshire | 109 |
Indiana | 113 |
South Dakota | 114 |
Nevada | 119 |
Maryland | 129 |
Missouri | 131 |
Maine | 142 |
Connecticut | 147 |
Virginia | 147 |
New York | 157 |
Alabama | 158 |
Mississippi | 159 |
New Jersey | 166 |
Michigan | 167 |
Kentucky | 172 |
North Carolina | 173 |
Massachusetts | 175 |
Pennsylvania | 175 |
Ohio | 184 |
West Virginia | 186 |
Florida | 197 |
South Carolina | 198 |
District of Columbia | 205 |
Hawaii | 214 |
Georgia | 255 |
Louisiana | 265 |
Even more about Ruby
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.