Ruby

Ruby \ru-by, rub-y\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ruby is also used as a boy name pronounciation, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as RUW-Biy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ruby: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Ruby?

Ruby is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. From ruby ; rubeus which means 'red'. The first name is derived from the jewel name, itself of the Latin rubeus ('red'). It was taken up at the end of the 19th century. Ruby has 18 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name Roobee definition, Ruba pronounciation, Rube name variations, name Rubea meaning, name Rubee, name Rubetta origin, nicknames for Rubette, name Rubey, short names for Rubia, Rubianne name variations, meaning of Rubina (used in Italian as well), Rubinia meaning of name, Rubyna name popularity, and name Rubyne meaning. Other English forms the spelling variants Rubi name variations, what does the name Rubie mean, and Rubye meaning. The Hebrew Bareket name popularity is a form of Ruby that is used in foreign languages. Ruby is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. Its usage peaked in 1911 with 0.763% of baby girls being named Ruby. It had a ranking of #22 then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #113 with a usage of 0.142%, having regained its popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Among all girl names in its family, Ruby was the most popular. Ruby was 9 times more regularly used than the next ranked name, name Rubi meaning, in 2010. Ruby has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 81 times more baby girls than boys who were named Ruby in 1940.

A famous person named Ruby is Actress, Ruby Dee, born Ruby Ann Wallace 27 October 1923, Cleveland, Ohio.

List of baby names Ruby:

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The baby name Ruby fun facts:

The name Ruby in reverse order is "Ybur".

The numerological value of the name Ruby is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ruby?

Ruby is in the top names in USA.