Ru vs Ruby

Side-by-side comparison of Ru and Ruby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ru

Girl name

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Name B

Ruby

Girl name · Rank #63

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ru Ruby
Current Rank Unranked #63
Total Births (all years) 12 372,975
Peak Year 2023 1924
Peak Year Births 7 8,406
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2022 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ru Ruby
1880ss — 2,603
1890ss — 8,699
1900ss — 18,175
1910ss — 60,308
1920ss — 76,737
1930ss — 47,647
1940ss — 31,873
1950ss — 20,549
1960ss — 10,165
1970ss — 6,433
1980ss — 6,312
1990ss — 10,556
2000ss — 22,030
2010ss — 33,461
2020ss 12 17,427

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ru Ruby
2014 — 3,429
2015 — 3,467
2016 — 3,847
2017 — 3,587
2018 — 3,590
2019 — 3,738
2020 — 3,339
2021 — 3,596
2022 5 3,619
2023 7 3,356
2024 — 3,517

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2022–2023.

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