girl's name

Rubye

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 6,967

Rubye is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 256 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1886.

Rubye over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

1,975
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rubye by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 24
1890s 168
1900s 620
1910s 1,873
1920s 1,975
1930s 1,018
1940s 744
1950s 330
1960s 92
1970s 21
1980s 5
1990s 10
2000s 36
2010s 38
2020s (to 2023) 13

How popular is Rubye?

In 2023, Rubye was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rubye

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

Parents who like Rubye also like

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

Sibling names for Rubye

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

Common questions about Rubye

How popular is the name Rubye?

In 2023, Rubye was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rubye a girl's or a boy's name?

Rubye is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rubye most popular?

Rubye peaked in 1919, when 256 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.