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Ruby-Mae vs Taya

Ruby-Mae and Tayacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Ruby-Mae was ranked #790 and Taya #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ruby-Mae was ranked #1541 and Taya #1491 among girls in England and Wales.

Ruby-Mae and Taya over time

Ruby-Mae and Taya appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Taya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ruby-Mae in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Taya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ruby-Mae in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ruby-Mae and Taya changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1541 and #1491.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ruby-Mae rose about as far as Taya fell — from #3795 and #891 in 1996 to #1541 and #1491 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962024

    Ruby-Mae held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Taya in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Ruby-Mae #504 in 2012, Taya #421 in 2006.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ruby-Mae #1541, Taya #1491.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ruby-Mae, Taya
FieldRuby-MaeTaya
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Girls #790 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ruby-Mae has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Taya.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Ruby-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #504 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Taya

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #891 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #421 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls