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Rubye

Rubye: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“red gemstone”
Origin
English
Say it
ROO-bee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Ruby, the English gemstone name derived from Latin ruber 'red.' The added final -e is ornamental.

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How popular is Rubye?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Rubye in 20240

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 18806,967

Rubye was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Rubye

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Rubyred gemstone · Latin
  • Rubiruby · Spanish
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Rubye questions

What does the name Rubye mean?

Rubye means "red gemstone". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Ruby, the English gemstone name derived from Latin ruber 'red.' The added final -e is ornamental.

Is Rubye a boy or girl name?

Rubye is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rubye?

Rubye was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Rubye?

Rubye is usually pronounced ROO-bee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.