Meaning and history
Ruby is a name derived from the precious stone, whose name comes from Medieval Latin rubinus and ultimately from Latin rubeus, meaning “red”; it is the traditional birthstone for July and has been used as a given name since the 16th century.
20062006: 2,582 births, rank #137
2007: 2,900 births, rank #116
2008: 3,021 births, rank #113
2009: 3,019 births, rank #108
2010: 2,798 births, rank #113
20112011: 2,770 births, rank #109
2012: 2,918 births, rank #105
2013: 3,321 births, rank #93
2014: 3,430 births, rank #90
2015: 3,467 births, rank #83
20162016: 3,847 births, rank #71
2017: 3,587 births, rank #79
2018: 3,591 births, rank #74
2019: 3,738 births, rank #66
2020: 3,342 births, rank #74
20212021: 3,599 births, rank #62
2022: 3,621 births, rank #62
2023: 3,364 births, rank #65
2024: 3,533 births, rank #62
20252025: 3,554 births, rank #64
Ruby has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #258 in 2000 to #64 in 2025. It now stands at #64 for girls. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 8,406 births.