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Ruby is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 376,074 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 372,975 as girls and 3,099 as boys. Ruby gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #190 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,535
2023 3,369
2022 3,638
2021 3,610
2020 3,349
2019 3,746
2018 3,596
2017 3,593
2016 3,855
2015 3,467
2014 3,429
2013 3,329
2012 2,925
2011 2,775
2010 2,802
2009 3,024
2008 3,025
2007 2,908
2006 2,593
2005 2,472
2004 2,120
2003 1,718
2002 1,579
2001 1,372
2000 1,273
1999 1,215
1998 1,218
1997 1,045
1996 995
1995 1,066
1994 1,046
1993 1,056
1992 1,056
1991 1,021
1990 975
1989 788
1988 642
1987 642
1986 567
1985 605
1984 609
1983 603
1982 636
1981 689
1980 670
1979 669
1978 636
1977 607
1976 624
1975 638
1974 607
1973 645
1972 647
1971 742
1970 704
1969 688
1968 650
1967 756
1966 820
1965 997
1964 1,127
1963 1,393
1962 1,158
1961 1,287
1960 1,402
1959 1,509
1958 1,649
1957 1,788
1956 2,014
1955 2,022
1954 2,161
1953 2,362
1952 2,395
1951 2,367
1950 2,435
1949 2,600
1948 2,907
1947 3,092
1946 3,083
1945 2,926
1944 3,217
1943 3,498
1942 3,547
1941 3,606
1940 3,665
1939 3,743
1938 3,990
1937 4,342
1936 4,274
1935 4,822
1934 5,030
1933 4,998
1932 5,522
1931 5,394
1930 6,055
1929 6,216
1928 6,746
1927 7,345
1926 7,534
1925 7,908
1924 8,472
1923 8,291
1922 8,058
1921 8,407
1920 8,412
1919 8,390
1918 8,213
1917 7,713
1916 7,750
1915 7,295
1914 5,668
1913 4,963
1912 4,503
1911 3,401
1910 2,916
1909 2,539
1908 2,238
1907 2,136
1906 1,989
1905 1,900
1904 1,722
1903 1,557
1902 1,472
1901 1,238
1900 1,562
1899 1,114
1898 1,206
1897 1,036
1896 1,012
1895 973
1894 887
1893 778
1892 703
1891 565
1890 545
1889 527
1888 457
1887 318
1886 306
1885 277
1884 244
1883 163
1882 136
1881 119
1880 98