Ruby

Rank 62nd Girl Name 🔥 Popular

In 2022, the name Ruby was 62nd most popular baby name for girls and 168th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 3,611 babies were named Ruby in the United States.

In 2022, 1 out of every 931 babies in the United States were named Ruby. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 3.2% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Ruby is around 28 to 37 years old.

The name "Ruby" is well know, but not overly common.

Nicknames for Ruby include Ru and Rubes.

Ruby Meaning & Origin

Ruby is a name of Latin origin that means "deep red precious stone," symbolizing passion, love, and vitality.

The name Ruby is described as radiant, resilient and remarkable.

Pronunciation

Ruby is pronounced ru-by in English. The name Ruby has 4 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Ruby

  • Ruby is the birthstone for the month of July.

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Geography

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Similar Sounding Names

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Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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Name meanings are generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence using a tool called ChatGPT

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