Ruby
given name · Latin script
Meaning: A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɹʉbʲi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Ruby is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 1.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- HKHong Kong≈1 in 1.3K
- CNChina≈1 in 1.8K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- #864 (measured from records)
- 5 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 529 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈790,000 people, est.
of 15M given names
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Philippines, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ruby counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | — | ≈790,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.8K | — | Ruby | 48 |
| US United States | #381 | 140,132 | 1 in 2.4K | 139K | Ruby | 529 |
| PH Philippines | #255 | ≈96,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.1K | — | Ruby | 143 |
| GB United Kingdom | #418 | ≈24,000 est. | ≈1 in 2.7K | 1.2K | Ruby | 262 |
| EG Egypt | — | ≈18,000 est. | ≈1 in 5.9K | — | Ruby | 37 |
| AU Australia | #349 | ≈13,000 est. | ≈1 in 2K | 550 | Ruby | 214 |
| HK Hong Kong | #158 | ≈5,600 est. | ≈1 in 1.3K | — | Ruby | 57 |
| SG Singapore | #211 | ≈3,500 est. | ≈1 in 1.8K | — | Ruby | 59 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Ruby is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, De l’anglais ruby, « rubis », du latin rubinus.
as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)
In French, Du nom anglais du rubis, la pierre précieuse; référence à la couleur rouge rubis.
as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)
In English, Latin; precious stone
as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…
In Swahili, English jewel name
as a nameAfrican Muslim Names
Precious Stone
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Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Barbara Stanwyckb. 1907USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress (1907–1990)
- Ruby Keelerb. 1909USAmerican actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993)
- Nanette Fabrayb. 1920USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018)
- Ruby Deeb. 1922USAmerican actress (1922–2014)
- Neile Adamsb. 1932PHnot in their usual nameFilipino-American actress
- Ruby Waxb. 1953USAmerican comedian
- Ruby Roseb. 1986AUAustralian actor, model, DJ, and recording artist
- Ruby O. Feeb. 1996DEGerman actress
- Ruby Jerinsb. 1998USAmerican actress
- Ruby Barnhillb. 2004GBBritish actress
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 114 sources across 52 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 139K | #402 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 3.6K | — |
| GB United Kingdom | ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024) | 2024 | 1K | #41 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 669 | #402 |
| AU Australia | Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM) | 2023 | 550 | — |
| AU Australia | AU state BDM — consolidated top baby names (NSW + SA + QLD) | 2025 | 177 | #28 |
| AU Australia | NSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present) | 2025 | 177 | #28 |
| AU Australia | QLD BDM — Top 100 Baby Names Queensland (1960–present) | 2025 | 136 | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present) | 2024 | 100 | #34 |
| AU Australia | Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM) | 2017 | 69 | — |
| AU Australia | SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present) | 2025 | 61 | #9 |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2025 | 55 | #23 |
Reference works 8
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Ruby a male or female name?
- Ruby is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Ruby mean, and where does it come from?
- A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- What are other forms of the name Ruby?
- In the etymology graph, Rubi, Rubina and Rubye are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Ruby have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 789 thousand people named Ruby in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled ruby.
- How common is the name Ruby?
- In the United States, the national register counted 140,132 people named Ruby in 2020, about 1 in 2.4 thousand residents.
- How common is Ruby compared with other names?
- In Hong Kong, Ruby is the 158th most common given name of 23,276 given names recorded there.
- How do you pronounce Ruby?
- A machine transcription gives /ɹʉbʲi/ (IPA) for English.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/rubyThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ruby” — the 158th most common given name in Hong Kong. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.