Girl · Latin, through French
Ruby
Say it: ROO-bee
Meaning
The gem, from Latin rubeus 'red'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A jewel name of the late 19th century, popular again today.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1910s
In the United States
- 361,811 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1911, about 1 in 124 girls
- 3,317 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Ruby Bridges, American civil rights figure
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.