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Girl's name · #64 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Ruby — on the books since 1880, #64 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 377,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
After years of decline, US births of Ruby rose from 1,148 in 1962 to 1,383 in 1963, when Dion’s “Ruby Baby” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Births fell back the following year. Actor Tobey Maguire and jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer chose the name for their daughter, Ruby, born in 2006.
See where Ruby is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
See how Ruby ranks in other countries and regions.
#14 in New Zealand (2025) · #19 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #24 in N. Ireland (2025) · #28 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #28 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #30 in Scotland (2025) · #37 in Ireland (2025) · #38 in England & Wales (2025) · #89 in Netherlands (2025) · #234 in Switzerland (2025) · #353 in Belgium (2025) · #437 in France (2025) and 6 more.
Among 423 notable people named Ruby:
Entertainers appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ruby Rose, Australian actor, model, DJ, and recording artist.
Similar names: Josephine · Ruth · Abby · Rose · Alice · Annie
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