Girl
Ruby
Ruby is a girl's name, widely recognized, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
LatinThe red gemstone
Old FrenchFrom rubeus, red, a precious stone
Births by decade
1900s
18,354
1910s
60,811
1920s
77,386
1930s
48,168
1940s
32,139
1950s
20,703
1960s
10,275
1970s
6,519
1980s
6,449
1990s
10,688
2000s
22,061
2010s
26,070
Peaked in the 1920s · 339,623 total U.S. births since 1900