Ruby
#64 for girls in 2025, 3,554 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to girls 99.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 3,372 births
- Debut · girls
- 92 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 71 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 376,570since 1880
Ruby over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #64 | 3,554 | #5,861 | 15 |
| 2024 | #62 | 3,533 | #5,241 | 18 |
| 2023 | #65 | 3,364 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #62 | 3,621 | #5,019 | 19 |
| 2021 | #62 | 3,599 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #74 | 3,342 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #66 | 3,738 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #74 | 3,591 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #79 | 3,587 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #71 | 3,847 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #83 | 3,467 | — | |
| 2014 | #90 | 3,430 | — | |
| 2013 | #93 | 3,321 | #7,537 | 10 |
| 2012 | #105 | 2,918 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #109 | 2,770 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #113 | 2,798 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #108 | 3,019 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #113 | 3,021 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #116 | 2,900 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #137 | 2,582 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #130 | 2,472 | — | |
| 2004 | #158 | 2,120 | — | |
| 2003 | #189 | 1,707 | #6,258 | 11 |
| 2002 | #207 | 1,579 | — | |
| 2001 | #232 | 1,366 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #258 | 1,266 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #261 | 1,209 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #256 | 1,207 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #280 | 1,040 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #295 | 985 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #260 | 1,053 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #271 | 1,031 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #266 | 1,034 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #272 | 1,039 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #277 | 1,004 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #291 | 954 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #329 | 765 | #2,690 | 23 |
| 1988 | #383 | 621 | #2,682 | 21 |
| 1987 | #369 | 631 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #401 | 558 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #384 | 593 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #380 | 595 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #377 | 591 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #371 | 622 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #346 | 677 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #357 | 659 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #350 | 661 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #347 | 628 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #362 | 601 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #348 | 616 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #346 | 628 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #358 | 601 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #345 | 635 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #348 | 638 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #346 | 731 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #358 | 694 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #343 | 680 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #352 | 639 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #317 | 746 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #311 | 807 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #276 | 984 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #269 | 1,113 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #236 | 1,383 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #263 | 1,148 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #245 | 1,278 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #229 | 1,386 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #215 | 1,502 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #202 | 1,639 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #197 | 1,783 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #179 | 1,992 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #173 | 2,009 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #162 | 2,143 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #150 | 2,342 | #1,709 | 20 |
| 1952 | #145 | 2,375 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #140 | 2,351 | #1,904 | 16 |
| 1950 | #130 | 2,414 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1949 | #123 | 2,577 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1948 | #114 | 2,894 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #112 | 3,069 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #105 | 3,050 | #1,217 | 33 |
| 1945 | #95 | 2,904 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #87 | 3,189 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #82 | 3,470 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #77 | 3,519 | #1,316 | 28 |
| 1941 | #69 | 3,581 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #66 | 3,619 | #939 | 46 |
| 1939 | #67 | 3,712 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #61 | 3,942 | #897 | 49 |
| 1937 | #52 | 4,289 | #835 | 53 |
| 1936 | #51 | 4,226 | #882 | 48 |
| 1935 | #41 | 4,764 | #822 | 57 |
| 1934 | #39 | 4,978 | #860 | 53 |
| 1933 | #43 | 4,944 | #843 | 54 |
| 1932 | #38 | 5,469 | #874 | 53 |
| 1931 | #39 | 5,331 | #787 | 63 |
| 1930 | #36 | 5,993 | #824 | 62 |
| 1929 | #36 | 6,153 | #806 | 64 |
| 1928 | #34 | 6,692 | #913 | 54 |
| 1927 | #30 | 7,264 | #722 | 81 |
| 1926 | #30 | 7,476 | #875 | 58 |
| 1925 | #30 | 7,843 | #822 | 65 |
| 1924 | #26 | 8,406 | #838 | 66 |
| 1923 | #25 | 8,232 | #882 | 59 |
| 1922 | #26 | 8,003 | #941 | 55 |
| 1921 | #26 | 8,333 | #780 | 74 |
| 1920 | #26 | 8,336 | #754 | 76 |
| 1919 | #24 | 8,334 | #890 | 56 |
| 1918 | #27 | 8,134 | #710 | 79 |
| 1917 | #27 | 7,662 | #892 | 51 |
| 1916 | #23 | 7,686 | #763 | 64 |
| 1915 | #24 | 7,237 | #791 | 58 |
| 1914 | #24 | 5,625 | #802 | 43 |
| 1913 | #23 | 4,913 | #629 | 50 |
| 1912 | #23 | 4,452 | #561 | 51 |
| 1911 | #22 | 3,372 | #562 | 29 |
| 1910 | #27 | 2,893 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #27 | 2,524 | #714 | 15 |
| 1908 | #33 | 2,229 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #34 | 2,113 | #486 | 23 |
| 1906 | #36 | 1,962 | #424 | 27 |
| 1905 | #38 | 1,885 | #615 | 15 |
| 1904 | #40 | 1,701 | #466 | 21 |
| 1903 | #42 | 1,538 | #487 | 19 |
| 1902 | #47 | 1,458 | #583 | 14 |
| 1901 | #49 | 1,225 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #51 | 1,540 | #490 | 22 |
| 1899 | #52 | 1,103 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #58 | 1,191 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #57 | 1,025 | #652 | 11 |
| 1896 | #66 | 994 | #481 | 18 |
| 1895 | #66 | 954 | #456 | 19 |
| 1894 | #67 | 874 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #71 | 769 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #74 | 695 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #80 | 554 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #81 | 540 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #78 | 522 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #94 | 445 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | #105 | 309 | #631 | 9 |
| 1886 | #106 | 301 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #106 | 272 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #108 | 244 | — | |
| 1883 | #126 | 163 | — | |
| 1882 | #131 | 136 | — | |
| 1881 | #133 | 119 | — | |
| 1880 | #149 | 92 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ruby was already there! It came in at #149, and was given to 92 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.
Where Ruby is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#139 · 1 in 663
- New Mexico#172 · 1 in 682
- Arkansas#200 · 1 in 968
- California#213 · 1 in 1,095
- Arizona#235 · 1 in 1,092
Best ever in a state: #2 in Arkansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #139 | 156 | 1 in 663 |
| New Mexico | #172 | 12 | 1 in 682 |
| Arkansas | #200 | 13 | 1 in 968 |
| California | #213 | 140 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Arizona | #235 | 15 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Kentucky | #300 | 12 | 1 in 1,991 |
| Alabama | #303 | 13 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Illinois | #310 | 36 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Oklahoma | #325 | 9 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Colorado | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Iowa | #372 | 6 | 1 in 3,098 |
| Washington | #390 | 9 | 1 in 2,549 |
| Maryland | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,608 |
| North Carolina | #426 | 10 | 1 in 3,237 |
| Indiana | #432 | 10 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Georgia | #444 | 11 | 1 in 2,932 |
| Ohio | #457 | 17 | 1 in 4,056 |
| Louisiana | #476 | 9 | 1 in 3,057 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,410 |
| New York | #521 | 27 | 1 in 3,642 |
| Florida | #536 | 12 | 1 in 3,669 |
| Massachusetts | #553 | 5 | 1 in 5,931 |
| Missouri | #570 | 6 | 1 in 5,109 |
| New Jersey | #585 | 8 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Tennessee | #621 | 5 | 1 in 5,573 |
| Michigan | #697 | 8 | 1 in 7,194 |
| Pennsylvania | #737 | 8 | 1 in 8,250 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ruby
- 2 spots since 2024 (#62 → #64)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#74 → #64)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#83 → #64)
- Biggest jump: 54 spots in 1989 (#383 → #329)
- Biggest drop: 35 spots in 1966 (#276 → #311)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #22 (3,372 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 47 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 71 yrs · run 1888–1945
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 124 girls born in 1911 were named Ruby (0.81%)
- Latest: 1 in 452 girls born in 2025 (0.22%)
- 20.4% of all girls named Ruby (76,738) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #22 (1911) → #401 (1986) → #62 (2022)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,603 | #78 (1889) | #114 |
| 1890s | 8,699 | #52 (1899) | #67 |
| 1900s | 18,175 | #27 (1909) | #40 |
| 1910s | 60,308 | #22 (1911) | #24 |
| 1920s | 76,738 | #25 (1923) | #29 |
| 1930s | 47,648 | #36 (1930) | #47 |
| 1940s | 31,872 | #66 (1940) | #93 |
| 1950s | 20,550 | #130 (1950) | #169 |
| 1960s | 10,164 | #229 (1960) | #284 |
| 1970s | 6,433 | #345 (1973) | #351 |
| 1980s | 6,312 | #329 (1989) | #370 |
| 1990s | 10,556 | #256 (1998) | #273 |
| 2000s | 22,032 | #108 (2009) | #165 |
| 2010s | 33,467 | #66 (2019) | #88 |
| 2020s | 21,013 | #62 (2022) | #65 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ruby in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,439 of them was named Ruby, which outranked 97.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 205,230 of them was named Ruby, which outranked 38.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,857Zebediah9
- #3,857Zion9
- #3,857Zoltan9
- #4,157Ruby8
- #4,157Abimael8
- #4,157Adrean8
- #4,157Airrion8
- #4,554Abasi7
- #4,554Abdallah7
- #4,554Absalom7
Tied with 396 names at #4,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.