girl's name
Ruby-Mae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 954
Scotland
#797
2024 births
Ruby-Mae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2012, when 86 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 23,952 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Ruby-Mae over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 187 |
| 2010s | 542 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Ruby-Mae?
In 2025, Ruby-Mae was given to 22 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ruby-Mae is used
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-Mae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Rubymae | Rubymae is Ruby-Mae written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #15,028. | 42 |
Names that peaked alongside Ruby-Mae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ruby-Mae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruby-Mae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ruby-Mae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruby-Mae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ruby-Mae
How popular is the name Ruby-Mae?
In 2025, Ruby-Mae was given to 22 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Ruby-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruby-Mae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ruby-Mae most popular?
Ruby-Mae peaked in 2012, when 86 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ruby-Mae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruby-Mae currently ranks #797 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.