Ruby Popularity
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Rising
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #103 |
| 1997 | #104 |
| 1998 | #107 |
| 1999 | #93 |
| 2000 | #78 |
| 2001 | #67 |
| 2002 | #66 |
| 2003 | #47 |
| 2004 | #31 |
| 2005 | #12 |
| 2006 | #4 |
| 2007 | #1 |
| 2008 | #2 |
| 2009 | #2 |
| 2010 | #7 |
| 2011 | #7 |
| 2012 | #12 |
| 2013 | #11 |
| 2014 | #15 |
| 2015 | #17 |
| 2016 | #26 |
| 2017 | #29 |
| 2018 | #32 |
| 2019 | #27 |
| 2020 | #30 |
| 2021 | #34 |
| 2022 | #30 |
| 2023 | #39 |
| 2024 | #41 |
| 2025 | #38 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
RisingEngland and Wales · Girls
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 34 of the 35 years from 1991 to 2025.
In 2025: #28 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #36 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #38 among girls in England and Wales, #450 among girls in Norway.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1991–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 2011.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #38 | 1,032 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #41 | 1,020 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #39 | 1,059 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #30 | 1,271 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #34 | 1,300 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #30 | 1,359 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #27 | 1,656 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #32 | 1,531 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #29 | 1,688 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #26 | 1,904 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #17 | 2,215 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #15 | 2,595 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #11 | 2,948 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #12 | 3,231 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #7 | 3,702 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #7 | 3,961 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #2 | 4,555 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #2 | 4,931 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #1 | 4,983 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #4333 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #4 | 4,511 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #12 | 3,149 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #31 | 1,654 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #47 | 1,084 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #66 | 795 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #67 | 745 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #78 | 675 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #93 | 581 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #107 | 475 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #104 | 485 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #103 | 458 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 177 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2024 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 202 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 182 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 214 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 221 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 242 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #18 | 259 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #16 | 276 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #16 | 287 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #10 | 353 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #13 | 331 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #8 | 423 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #10 | 410 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 549 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 589 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #3 | 600 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #9 | 464 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #14 | 390 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #18 | 321 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #21 | 271 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #20 | 290 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #20 | 231 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #23 | 224 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 194 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #26 | 204 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #50 | 148 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #47 | 148 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #72 | 112 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #80 | 99 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New Zealand | female | #17 | 122 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | New Zealand | female | #15 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | New Zealand | female | #19 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | female | #18 | 146 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | New Zealand | female | #5 | 206 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | New Zealand | female | #23 | 143 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | female | #14 | 163 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | female | #11 | 184 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | female | #11 | 200 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | female | #10 | 180 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | female | #3 | 276 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | female | #5 | 280 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 335 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | female | #3 | 322 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 305 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | female | #13 | 213 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | New Zealand | female | #12 | 219 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | New Zealand | female | #14 | 174 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | New Zealand | female | #12 | 180 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | New Zealand | female | #20 | 143 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New Zealand | female | #22 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | female | #20 | 140 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | female | #26 | 124 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | New Zealand | female | #31 | 115 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | New Zealand | female | #31 | 122 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | female | #46 | 93 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | female | #61 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | New Zealand | female | #55 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | New Zealand | female | #53 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | New Zealand | female | #72 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | female | #70 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #38 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | female | #24 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | female | #19 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #26 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | female | #20 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | female | #20 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #29 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #25 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #20 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #20 | 113 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #22 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #18 | 143 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #30 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #22 | 123 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 108 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #28 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #45 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #51 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #155 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #147 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #286 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #206 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #220 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #259 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #301 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #450 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #437 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #316 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #499 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #36 | 119 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #30 | 134 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #37 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #38 | 140 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #26 | 180 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #34 | 142 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 182 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 168 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 169 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 186 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 211 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 265 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 317 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 302 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 323 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #23 | 325 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 353 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 305 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #34 | 222 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #41 | 158 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #58 | 99 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #118 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #162 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #166 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #227 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #245 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #192 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #304 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #393 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #417 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #450 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #523 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #515 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #34 | 100 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.