Ruby
Pronounced R UW1 B IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1924
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Ruby?
Ruby is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 390,387 children — the 106th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1924, when 8,527 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Rubie and Rubi — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ruby and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Rubie
- Rubi
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R UW1 B IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ruby
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ruby
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ruby?
- Ruby ranks 106th among girls' names in US records, with 390,387 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 38,034.
- Is Ruby a unisex name?
- No. Ruby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ruby most popular?
- 1924, when 8,527 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ruby spelled?
- Rubie, Rubi. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.