Ruby

“ruby”

Girl’s name, of Latin and Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Ruby

Ruby means “ruby” and is of Latin and Anglo-Saxon origin.

It peaked in 2021.
Over recent years, Ruby has been rising fast (+13.5% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ruby every 20 schools, all spellings combined.

Ruby ranks 14^th in New Zealand, 28^th in Northern Ireland and 33^rd in Scotland, against 407^th in France.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
14^th girls’ name373 babies in 3 years1 girl in 113−4% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
28^th girls’ name162 babies in 3 years1 girl in 139−4.2% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
33^rd girls’ name322 babies in 3 years1 girl in 169−4.2% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
33^rd girls’ name379 babies in 3 years1 girl in 171−2.6% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
41^st girls’ name3,111 babies in 3 years1 girl in 247−5.7% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
51^st girls’ name147 babies in 3 years1 girl in 270+2.1% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
64^th girls’ name10,451 babies in 3 years1 girl in 462+0.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
83^rd girls’ name332 babies in 3 years1 girl in 465−6.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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