Girls' name · since 1880
Ruby
376,570 babies named Ruby in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #96 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #64 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376,570
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ruby is the #64 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 376,570 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruby has been recorded 376,570 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #64 nationally and more common than 99.6% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #96 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #64 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 376,570 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruby ranks #96 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #64 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 376,570 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #96 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #64 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376,570
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ruby's 376,570 recorded births place it above 99.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ruby compares
376,570 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruby's all-time total is 1,002x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruby | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376,570 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,406 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruby's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 92 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 8,406, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruby popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 8,406
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ruby popularity over time - boys
3,114 total births recorded since 1880 (Ruby as boys' name)
Ruby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76,738 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Ruby's strongest decade.
76,738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ruby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,603
1880s
2,603 births
- 1890s 8,699
1890s
8,699 births
- 1900s 18,175
1900s
18,175 births
- 1910s
1910s
60,308 births
- 1920s
1920s
76,738 births
- 1930s
1930s
47,648 births
- 1940s
1940s
31,872 births
- 1950s 20,550
1950s
20,550 births
- 1960s 10,164
1960s
10,164 births
- 1970s 6,433
1970s
6,433 births
- 1980s 6,312
1980s
6,312 births
- 1990s 10,556
1990s
10,556 births
- 2000s 22,032
2000s
22,032 births
- 2010s
2010s
33,467 births
- 2020s 21,013
2020s
21,013 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76,738 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ruby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ruby's total volume
Ruby by state
Where Ruby concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36,451 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 24,477 | 6.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 20,529 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 20,402 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 16,695 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 16,550 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 14,549 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 13,949 | 3.7% |
36,451 of 376,570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ruby appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ruby's data
- Ruby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76,738 total births); usage has since declined to 21,013 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rubys (36,451 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Ruby
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ruby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.