FIRST NAME
Ruby
Ruby is the 203rd most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 139,463 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 669 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #203 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
549,649
living · #90
2020 CENSUS
139,463
living · #203
BABIES NAMED RUBY BY BIRTH YEAR · 1880–2025
20254K
As a female name, Ruby peaked in 1924, when 8,406 babies were named Ruby (the #26 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #6,912 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
669
living · #6,912
BABIES NAMED RUBY BY BIRTH YEAR · 1880–2025
202515
As a male name, Ruby peaked in 1927, when 81 babies were named Ruby (the #724 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)