Female name
Ruby
61,586 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2007. Expression number: 3.
Origin
The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. The programming language was named after the gemstone.From Wiktionary, entry “Ruby”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2007: 4,989 births. 61,586 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2007. It is still given: 5,682 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1924: 8,472 births. 379,684 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 22nd among girls' names in 1911. It is still given: 17,750 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2009: 353 births. 4,637 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 16th among girls' names in 2013. It really came into use around 2001. It is still given: 699 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,155 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 550 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 537 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 452* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 368 | 2012–2023 | 95th in 2021 |
| Austria | 118 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
9 + 3 + 2 + 7 = 21 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 7 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
9 + 2 = 11
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.