Ruby

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old French	Girl	red gem
Christian	Girl	Red gemstone
Jamaican	Girl	Red gemstone
Latin	Girl	Red gemstone

Fun Facts about the name Ruby

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Ybur

Scrabble Score

9 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum."

Similar & Rhyming Names

RabihRihabRobiRobeRafi

Popularity of Ruby

Popularity Analysis

The name Ruby first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1911 when it reached rank #22. It broke into the top 100 for 70 years. As of 2024, it ranked #63.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	63	Female	0.1990%
2023	65	Female	0.1911%
2022	62	Female	0.2016%
2021	62	Female	0.2005%
2020	74	Female	0.1889%
2019	66	Female	0.2037%
2018	74	Female	0.1927%
2017	78	Female	0.1896%
2016	71	Female	0.1976%
2015	83	Female	0.1778%
2014	90	Female	0.1753%
2013	93	Female	0.1721%
2012	105	Female	0.1504%
2011	109	Female	0.1429%
2010	113	Female	0.1424%
2009	108	Female	0.1487%
2008	113	Female	0.1449%
2007	117	Female	0.1369%
2006	137	Female	0.1235%
2005	130	Female	0.1217%
2004	158	Female	0.1050%
2003	191	Female	0.0850%
2002	208	Female	0.0799%
2001	232	Female	0.0688%
2000	259	Female	0.0633%
1999	261	Female	0.0621%
1998	256	Female	0.0621%
1997	281	Female	0.0543%
1996	294	Female	0.0513%
1995	260	Female	0.0548%
1994	271	Female	0.0529%
1993	266	Female	0.0523%
1992	272	Female	0.0518%
1991	276	Female	0.0494%
1990	291	Female	0.0464%
1989	331	Female	0.0382%
1988	386	Female	0.0323%
1987	369	Female	0.0336%
1986	401	Female	0.0302%
1985	385	Female	0.0321%
1984	380	Female	0.0330%
1983	377	Female	0.0331%
1982	372	Female	0.0343%
1981	345	Female	0.0378%
1980	357	Female	0.0371%
1979	352	Female	0.0383%
1978	346	Female	0.0382%
1977	363	Female	0.0366%
1976	351	Female	0.0390%
1975	346	Female	0.0403%
1974	360	Female	0.0383%
1973	344	Female	0.0409%
1972	350	Female	0.0394%
1971	345	Female	0.0417%
1970	358	Female	0.0380%
1969	342	Female	0.0388%
1968	353	Female	0.0373%
1967	317	Female	0.0435%
1966	311	Female	0.0459%
1965	275	Female	0.0540%
1964	270	Female	0.0568%
1963	236	Female	0.0694%
1962	262	Female	0.0569%
1961	245	Female	0.0613%
1960	229	Female	0.0669%
1959	215	Female	0.0721%
1958	202	Female	0.0790%
1957	197	Female	0.0851%
1956	179	Female	0.0968%
1955	171	Female	0.1003%
1954	162	Female	0.1075%
1953	150	Female	0.1216%
1952	145	Female	0.1249%
1951	140	Female	0.1271%
1950	130	Female	0.1380%
1949	123	Female	0.1467%
1948	114	Female	0.1653%
1947	111	Female	0.1692%
1946	105	Female	0.1892%
1945	95	Female	0.2155%
1944	87	Female	0.2334%
1943	82	Female	0.2415%
1942	77	Female	0.2530%
1941	69	Female	0.2878%
1940	66	Female	0.3061%
1939	67	Female	0.3277%
1938	61	Female	0.3452%
1937	52	Female	0.3893%
1936	51	Female	0.3921%
1935	41	Female	0.4380%
1934	40	Female	0.4599%
1933	43	Female	0.4730%
1932	38	Female	0.4936%
1931	39	Female	0.4833%
1930	36	Female	0.5135%
1929	36	Female	0.5312%
1928	34	Female	0.5601%
1927	30	Female	0.5875%
1926	31	Female	0.6071%
1925	30	Female	0.6217%
1924	26	Female	0.6487%
1923	25	Female	0.6571%
1922	26	Female	0.6417%
1921	26	Female	0.6514%
1920	26	Female	0.6700%
1919	24	Female	0.7095%
1918	27	Female	0.6762%
1917	27	Female	0.6817%
1916	23	Female	0.7079%
1915	24	Female	0.7067%
1914	24	Female	0.7058%
1913	23	Female	0.7503%
1912	23	Female	0.7586%
1911	22	Female	0.7636%
1910	27	Female	0.6895%
1909	27	Female	0.6850%
1908	33	Female	0.6288%
1907	34	Female	0.6262%
1906	36	Female	0.6260%
1905	38	Female	0.6080%
1904	41	Female	0.5817%
1903	42	Female	0.5528%
1902	47	Female	0.5201%
1901	49	Female	0.4818%
1900	51	Female	0.4848%
1899	52	Female	0.4457%
1898	58	Female	0.4344%
1897	57	Female	0.4129%
1896	66	Female	0.3944%
1895	66	Female	0.3861%
1894	67	Female	0.3704%
1893	71	Female	0.3414%
1892	74	Female	0.3090%
1891	80	Female	0.2823%
1890	81	Female	0.2678%
1889	78	Female	0.2759%
1888	94	Female	0.2354%
1887	105	Female	0.1988%
1886	106	Female	0.1958%
1885	106	Female	0.1916%
1884	109	Female	0.1773%
1883	127	Female	0.1358%
1882	132	Female	0.1175%
1881	133	Female	0.1204%
1880	149	Female	0.0943%

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