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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ruby

Used in both girl and boy records

Ruby appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ruby by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDRuby as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#106girl rank1924peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDRuby as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#2131boy rank1927peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ruby in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19248,406 uses#2219111880–2020141 listed years
Boy192781 uses#42419061880–2020132 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.