girl's name

Ruby-Lou

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 115

Ruby-Lou is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2006.

Ruby-Lou over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ruby-Lou by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 41
2010s 66
2020s (to 2020) 3

How popular is Ruby-Lou?

In 2020, Ruby-Lou was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ruby-Lou is used

England & Wales #6,045 3 in 2020
United States as Rubylou #17,007 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Ruby-Lou is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Rubylou Rubylou is Ruby-Lou written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #17,007. 5

Names that peaked alongside Ruby-Lou

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ruby-Lou also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruby-Lou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ruby-Lou

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruby-Lou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ruby-Lou

How popular is the name Ruby-Lou?

In 2020, Ruby-Lou was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ruby-Lou a girl's or a boy's name?

Ruby-Lou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ruby-Lou most popular?

Ruby-Lou peaked in 2009, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Ruby-Lou a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruby-Lou currently ranks #17,007 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.