Rubie
Feminine · “red”
Rubie is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 5,271 girls against 46 boys since 1880.
Rubie is a spelling of Ruby, and the stone is named for its color — ruber is simply the Latin for red.
How old is the name Rubie?
Rubie first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Rubie alive today was born around 1929, making them about 96 years old. About 2,000 people named Rubie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rubie most popular?
Rubie peaked in 1906, reaching #515 nationally. Today it ranks #3975, 3,460 places below that high. See the whole 1906 chart.
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Where it comes from
From ruber to Rubie
The story of Rubie
Rubies and sapphires are the same mineral and the distinction is entirely one of color, which the naming records exactly — only the red ones get the red name. Victorian naming took jewels as women's names and Ruby was among the most successful; it peaked in American records around 1910. Rubie is a period respelling from the same years.
Meaning
red, the ruby
From Latin rubeus or rubinus, red; the gem is corundum colored by chromium, and the same mineral in any other color is called sapphire, so the name really does mark the color rather than the stone.
How the name formed
- ruber
- rubinus
- Ruby
- Rubie
Related forms: Ruby · Rubí · Rubis
Pronouncing Rubie
ROO-bee
Two syllables, first stressed. Rubie and Ruby are said identically.
Nicknames for Rubie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1884
- Most girls named
- 1921156 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #515reached in 1906
- Change vs 2022
- −10.0%36 in 2025, from 40
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rubie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ruby in English — spelling variant
- Rubí in Spanish — same name
- Rubis in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Oklahoma.
Rubies among us
people named Rubie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 44,646 born in 2025 was named Rubie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Rubie sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Rubie is headed
Rubie should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Rubie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Rubie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning tied to a real stone and a real color.
- Rue and Bee are both usable short forms with lives of their own.
- Genuine turn-of-the-century American use behind this spelling.
- Ruby is the standard spelling and will be written for her constantly.
- Ruby is very widely used now, so a classroom may hold more than one.
- The -ie ending marks it as of an older generation.
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Feminine · #3975 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Rubies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,000 people named Rubie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rubie in 2025?
- Rubie ranks #3975 among US girl names in 2025, with 36 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Rubie?
- About 1 in every 44,646 US girls born in 2025 was named Rubie — 36 in all.
- Will my child share the name Rubie with classmates?
- Rubie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Rubie
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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