Ruby is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #64 in 2025.
Ruby is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #64 among girls (3,554) and #6,082 among boys (15) — overall #170 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,569 | 3,569 | #64 | #6,082 |
| 2024 | 3,551 | 3,551 | #62 | #5,401 |
| 2023 | 3,377 | 3,377 | #65 | #6,820 |
| 2022 | 3,640 | 3,640 | #62 | #5,180 |
| 2021 | 3,613 | 3,613 | #62 | #6,281 |
| 2020 | 3,352 | 3,352 | #74 | #7,948 |
| 2019 | 3,746 | 3,746 | #66 | #9,583 |
| 2018 | 3,597 | 3,597 | #74 | #11,871 |
| 2017 | 3,593 | 3,593 | #79 | #11,936 |
| 2016 | 3,855 | 3,855 | #71 | #9,504 |
| 2015 | 3,467 | 3,467 | #83 | — |
| 2014 | 3,430 | 3,430 | #90 | — |
| 2013 | 3,331 | 3,331 | #93 | #7,985 |
| 2012 | 2,925 | 2,925 | #105 | #10,540 |
| 2011 | 2,776 | 2,776 | #109 | #11,980 |
| 2010 | 2,803 | 2,803 | #113 | #13,862 |
| 2009 | 3,024 | 3,024 | #108 | #14,090 |
| 2008 | 3,026 | 3,032 | #113 | #14,206 |
| 2007 | 2,908 | 2,913 | #116 | #9,591 |
| 2006 | 2,593 | 2,593 | #137 | #7,325 |
| 2005 | 2,472 | 2,478 | #130 | — |
| 2004 | 2,120 | 2,120 | #158 | — |
| 2003 | 1,718 | 1,718 | #189 | #6,634 |
| 2002 | 1,579 | 1,579 | #208 | — |
| 2001 | 1,373 | 1,373 | #232 | #9,038 |
| 2000 | 1,273 | 1,273 | #258 | #8,950 |
| 1999 | 1,215 | 1,215 | #261 | #9,659 |
| 1998 | 1,218 | 1,218 | #256 | #5,762 |
| 1997 | 1,045 | — | #280 | #10,507 |
| 1996 | 995 | — | #295 | #5,885 |
| 1995 | 1,066 | — | #260 | #4,734 |
| 1994 | 1,046 | — | #271 | #4,251 |
| 1993 | 1,057 | — | #266 | #3,017 |
| 1992 | 1,055 | — | #272 | #3,885 |
| 1991 | 1,021 | — | #277 | #3,604 |
| 1990 | 975 | — | #291 | #3,041 |
| 1989 | 788 | — | #329 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 642 | — | #385 | #2,753 |
| 1987 | 642 | — | #369 | #4,190 |
| 1986 | 567 | — | #401 | #4,771 |
| 1985 | 605 | — | #384 | #3,759 |
| 1984 | 609 | — | #380 | #3,246 |
| 1983 | 603 | — | #378 | #3,584 |
| 1982 | 636 | — | #371 | #3,255 |
| 1981 | 689 | — | #346 | #3,570 |
| 1980 | 670 | — | #357 | #3,801 |
| 1979 | 669 | — | #351 | #4,774 |
| 1978 | 636 | — | #347 | #4,483 |
| 1977 | 607 | — | #364 | #5,715 |
| 1976 | 624 | — | #348 | #4,347 |
| 1975 | 638 | — | #346 | #3,618 |
| 1974 | 607 | — | #359 | #5,120 |
| 1973 | 645 | — | #345 | #3,406 |
| 1972 | 647 | — | #348 | #3,555 |
| 1971 | 743 | — | #346 | #2,945 |
| 1970 | 703 | — | #358 | #3,475 |
| 1969 | 687 | — | #343 | #3,867 |
| 1968 | 650 | — | #352 | #2,702 |
| 1967 | 757 | — | #318 | #2,582 |
| 1966 | 820 | — | #311 | #2,313 |
| 1965 | 996 | — | #276 | #2,447 |
| 1964 | 1,127 | — | #270 | #2,294 |
| 1963 | 1,394 | — | #236 | #2,647 |
| 1962 | 1,158 | — | #263 | #2,816 |
| 1961 | 1,287 | — | #245 | #3,061 |
| 1960 | 1,401 | — | #229 | #2,190 |
| 1959 | 1,510 | — | #215 | #3,242 |
| 1958 | 1,649 | — | #202 | #2,789 |
| 1957 | 1,788 | — | #197 | #4,458 |
| 1956 | 2,014 | — | #179 | #1,710 |
| 1955 | 2,022 | — | #173 | #2,292 |
| 1954 | 2,161 | — | #162 | #1,880 |
| 1953 | 2,362 | — | #150 | #1,760 |
| 1952 | 2,395 | — | #145 | #1,743 |
| 1951 | 2,367 | — | #140 | #1,959 |
| 1950 | 2,435 | — | #130 | #1,648 |
| 1949 | 2,600 | — | #123 | #1,576 |
| 1948 | 2,907 | — | #114 | #2,203 |
| 1947 | 3,092 | — | #112 | #1,588 |
| 1946 | 3,083 | — | #105 | #1,233 |
| 1945 | 2,926 | — | #95 | #1,435 |
| 1944 | 3,216 | — | #87 | #1,308 |
| 1943 | 3,498 | — | #82 | #1,337 |
| 1942 | 3,547 | — | #77 | #1,331 |
| 1941 | 3,606 | — | #69 | #1,368 |
| 1940 | 3,665 | — | #66 | #948 |
| 1939 | 3,743 | — | #67 | #1,192 |
| 1938 | 3,991 | — | #61 | #908 |
| 1937 | 4,342 | — | #52 | #844 |
| 1936 | 4,274 | — | #51 | #891 |
| 1935 | 4,821 | — | #41 | #831 |
| 1934 | 5,031 | — | #39 | #868 |
| 1933 | 4,998 | — | #43 | #849 |
| 1932 | 5,522 | — | #38 | #885 |
| 1931 | 5,394 | — | #39 | #793 |
| 1930 | 6,055 | — | #36 | #831 |
| 1929 | 6,217 | — | #36 | #812 |
| 1928 | 6,746 | — | #34 | #925 |
| 1927 | 7,345 | — | #30 | #724 |
| 1926 | 7,534 | — | #30 | #888 |
| 1925 | 7,908 | — | #30 | #830 |
| 1924 | 8,472 | — | #26 | #847 |
| 1923 | 8,291 | — | #25 | #891 |
| 1922 | 8,058 | — | #26 | #946 |
| 1921 | 8,407 | — | #26 | #788 |
| 1920 | 8,412 | — | #26 | #762 |
| 1919 | 8,390 | — | #24 | #896 |
| 1918 | 8,213 | — | #27 | #721 |
| 1917 | 7,713 | — | #27 | #897 |
| 1916 | 7,750 | — | #23 | #770 |
| 1915 | 7,295 | — | #24 | #801 |
| 1914 | 5,668 | — | #24 | #814 |
| 1913 | 4,963 | — | #23 | #635 |
| 1912 | 4,503 | — | #23 | #566 |
| 1911 | 3,401 | — | #22 | #572 |
| 1910 | 2,916 | — | #27 | #616 |
| 1909 | 2,539 | — | #27 | #746 |
| 1908 | 2,238 | — | #33 | #1,013 |
| 1907 | 2,136 | — | #34 | #493 |
| 1906 | 1,989 | — | #36 | #430 |
| 1905 | 1,900 | — | #38 | #632 |
| 1904 | 1,722 | — | #41 | #478 |
| 1903 | 1,557 | — | #42 | #501 |
| 1902 | 1,472 | — | #47 | #611 |
| 1901 | 1,238 | — | #49 | #585 |
| 1900 | 1,562 | — | #51 | #511 |
| 1899 | 1,114 | — | #52 | #652 |
| 1898 | 1,206 | — | #58 | #565 |
| 1897 | 1,036 | — | #57 | #672 |
| 1896 | 1,012 | — | #66 | #494 |
| 1895 | 973 | — | #66 | #474 |
| 1894 | 887 | — | #67 | #591 |
| 1893 | 778 | — | #71 | #757 |
| 1892 | 703 | — | #74 | #849 |
| 1891 | 565 | — | #80 | #587 |
| 1890 | 545 | — | #81 | #1,132 |
| 1889 | 527 | — | #78 | #1,089 |
| 1888 | 457 | — | #94 | #602 |
| 1887 | 318 | — | #105 | #673 |
| 1886 | 306 | — | #106 | #1,082 |
| 1885 | 277 | — | #106 | #1,074 |
| 1884 | 244 | — | #109 | — |
| 1883 | 163 | — | #127 | — |
| 1882 | 136 | — | #132 | — |
| 1881 | 119 | — | #133 | — |
| 1880 | 98 | — | #149 | #891 |