Ruby

Ruby was the #64 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,554 babies), and #38 in England & Wales and #88 in Canada.

Ruby as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#64 (3,554)	#38 (1,032)	#30 (115)	#23 (55)	#36 (119)	#88 (274)	#28 (177)	#19 (201)
2024	#62 (3,533)	#41 (1,020)	#34 (100)	#38 (45)	#30 (134)	#88 (270)	#22 (202)	#14 (229)
2023	#65 (3,364)	#39 (1,059)	#36 (107)	#24 (62)	#37 (126)	#75 (321)	#27 (182)	#21 (185)
2022	#62 (3,621)	#30 (1,271)	#28 (127)	#19 (72)	#38 (140)	#75 (318)	#24 (214)	#19 (210)
2021	#62 (3,599)	#34 (1,300)	#32 (121)	#26 (64)	#26 (180)	#77 (343)	#25 (221)	#21 (211)
2020	#74 (3,342)	#30 (1,359)	#26 (132)	#20 (77)	#34 (142)	#80 (322)	#22 (242)	#16 (239)
2019	#66 (3,738)	#27 (1,656)	#23 (159)	#20 (88)	#28 (182)	#69 (389)	#18 (259)	#9 (293)
2018	#74 (3,591)	#32 (1,531)	#23 (152)	#29 (71)	#33 (168)	#69 (370)	#16 (276)	#18 (215)
2017	#79 (3,587)	#29 (1,688)	#28 (146)	#27 (81)	#33 (169)	#89 (306)	#16 (287)	#20 (215)
2016	#71 (3,847)	#26 (1,904)	#28 (146)	#27 (80)	#32 (186)	#76 (353)	#10 (353)	#19 (209)
2015	#83 (3,467)	#17 (2,215)	#23 (201)	#25 (86)	#27 (211)	#81 (337)	#13 (331)	#14 (225)
2014	#90 (3,430)	#15 (2,595)	#23 (208)	#20 (103)	#22 (265)	#87 (321)	#8 (423)	#9 (284)
2013	#93 (3,321)	#11 (2,948)	#24 (198)	#20 (113)	#16 (317)	#91 (307)	#10 (410)	#9 (325)
2012	#105 (2,918)	#12 (3,231)	#21 (204)	#22 (111)	#20 (302)	#119 (258)	#2 (549)	#3 (419)
2011	#109 (2,770)	#7 (3,702)	#26 (216)	#18 (143)	#20 (323)	#110 (266)	#2 (589)	#2 (406)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1911 at #22.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 450 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 450	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 250	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 160	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 180	very common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 550	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Ruby is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 460 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 440 to 1 in 480.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ruby (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#125	86
Quebec	2025	#197	29

Ruby (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Ruby	Canada	Girls	#88	274
Ruby	England & Wales	Girls	#38	1,032
Ruby-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Ruby	England & Wales	Boys	—	too few
Ruby	Ireland	Girls	#36	119
Ruby	Northern Ireland	Girls	#23	55
Ruby	NSW	Girls	#28	177
Ruby	Scotland	Girls	#30	115
Ruby	US	Girls	#64	3,554
Ruby	US	Boys	#5,861	15
Ruby	VIC	Girls	#19	201