MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rubi mean?
The red gemstone ruby supplies the personal name Rubi. The stone is a variety of corundum, connecting the name with a specific jewel.
Pronunciation
IAST: rūbī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रूबी
Letter-by-letter: rūbī
Conventional spelling
Odia
ରୁବି
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਰੁਬੀ
Conventional spelling
Bengali
রুবি
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रुबी
Letter-by-letter: rubī
55,759 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
रूबि
Letter-by-letter: rūbi
3,921 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rubi in Indian usage
359,238 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 355,954 records (99.1%).
- Recorded as male: 3,284 records (0.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 421 |
| 1940s | 414 |
| 1950s | 1,156 |
| 1960s | 6,652 |
| 1970s | 52,969 |
| 1980s | 144,327 |
| 1990s | 153,080 |
| Other decades | 219 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 181,585 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 106,838 |
| Jharkhand | 25,376 |
| Odisha | 13,362 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 10,297 |
| Haryana | 4,627 |
| Uttarakhand | 4,252 |
| Punjab | 4,066 |
| Rajasthan | 3,151 |
| Assam | 1,375 |
| Tripura | 1,110 |
| Kerala | 993 |
| Delhi | 785 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 295 |
| Chandigarh | 293 |
| Maharashtra | 169 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 157 |
| Meghalaya | 149 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 137 |
| Other states | 221 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rubi / F | 5 | 4,201 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rubi; Table_6, C4728 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rubi; Table_6, C4728