as a First Name
From the vocabulary word for the gemstone (Latin rubinus, from rubeus ‘red’). The name was chiefly common in the late 19th century and up to the middle of the 20th, and is presently enjoying a revival in parts of the English-speaking world.
| 339th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 150,884
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 290,634
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Ruby per capita
- 1911
- marked the height of its popularity
99.81%
0.19%
59%
55+
55+
14%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
21%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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