Recorded 1912–1938 Girls' name Peak 1919 123 births

Rubylee — girls' name

123 babies named Rubylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s491930s5
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Rubylee was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rubylee in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Rubylee between 1912 and 1938, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubylee performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rubylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rubylee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubylee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 123 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rubylee at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

123

Since 1912

27 years of records

Peak year

1919

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1912

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1938

Rubylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1912

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1919)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 193819261924192219191917191519131912 6

Rubylee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
69 births that decade — 56% of Rubylee's all-time total
1910s691920s491930s5

Rubylee by state

Where Rubylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rubylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.1%
Texas share of Rubylee's total US births 4.1%

5 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubylee?
123 babies have been named Rubylee since 1912. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1919 with 15 births.
When was Rubylee most popular?
Rubylee was most popular in the 1910s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Rubylee most popular?
The top states for the name Rubylee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Rubylee been used?
Rubylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 27 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Rubylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruby, Rubi, Rubye, Rubie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.