NameTides

Rubie

Rubie was the #3,975 girls' name in the US in 2025 (36 babies), and #1,809 in England & Wales.

Rubie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rubie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rubie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,975 (36)#1,809 (16)————
2024#3,335 (47)#1,406 (23)————
2023#3,476 (45)#1,575 (19)—#391 (3)——
2022#3,765 (40)#1,621 (18)————
2021#3,553 (43)#1,039 (33)——#883 (3)—
2020#2,850 (57)#1,013 (33)————
2019#3,851 (38)#1,063 (32)———#3,266 (5)
2018#3,396 (46)#1,035 (34)————
2017#3,996 (37)#1,144 (30)#808 (3)——#2,876 (6)
2016#3,777 (40)#897 (41)—#440 (3)——
2015#3,478 (45)#845 (44)————
2014#4,350 (33)#613 (66)——#536 (7)—
2013#3,573 (43)#466 (90)#564 (5)———
2012#3,523 (45)#596 (71)—#383 (4)#907 (3)—
2011#5,207 (26)#444 (96)———#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1909 at #522.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1930, 93% of US babies named Rubie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rubie is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 52,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rubie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rubie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RubieCanadaGirls—too few
RubieEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
RubieIrelandGirls—too few
RubieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RubieScotlandGirls—too few
RubieUSGirls#3,97536
RubieUSBoys—too few