NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Ruby Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Ruby: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 376,570 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
376,570
Peak year
1924 #26
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-2.4%

In the 1920s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20112,770#109
20122,918#105
20133,321#93
20143,430#90
20153,467#83
20163,847#71
20173,587#79
20183,591#74
20193,738#66
20203,342#74
20213,599#62
20223,621#62
20233,364#65
20243,533#62
20253,554#64

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1924

TX
800
NC
685
GA
547
TN
541
AL
540
KY
518

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