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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rubye

Rubye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 1919 (256). More babies were named Rubye in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1919256 babies
Total since 1880
6,967babies recorded

Rubye popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#19,2845
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#9,0185
1960#2,97318
1950#1,28152
1940#99652
1930#621125
1920#433241
1910#43784
1900#77623
1890#9969
1880——

How popular is Rubye, counting every spelling?

Rubye has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rubye?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Rubye are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 71 and 85. That makes Rubye a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Rubye by state

How common Rubye was among girls born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (6.6×), Mississippi (5.1×), Georgia (4.8×), Alabama (4.0×), Arkansas (3.2×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMO0.17Kentucky: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesKY0.36West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesVA0.18Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesAR0.67Tennessee: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesTN1.4North Carolina: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNC0.16South Carolina: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesSC0.29District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.64 per 1,000 babiesOK0.64Louisiana: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesLA0.40Mississippi: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesMS1.1Alabama: 0.85 per 1,000 babiesAL0.85Georgia: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesGA1.0Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesTX0.47Florida: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesFL0.35
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rubye, girls, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Rubye

How popular is the name Rubye?

Rubye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 1919 (256). More babies were named Rubye in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Rubye a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rubye in the US.

Where was Rubye most popular?

In 1917–1921, Rubye was most common in Tennessee (1.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.