MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ruby mean?
Ruby is the English gemstone name for a red variety of corundum. The word ultimately belongs to the Latin red-colour family and became a feminine personal name through gem naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रूबी
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
റൂബി
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ruby in Indian usage
9,194 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 9,010 records (98%).
- Recorded as male: 184 records (2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 278 |
| 1960s | 879 |
| 1970s | 1,820 |
| 1980s | 3,434 |
| 1990s | 2,668 |
| Other decades | 115 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 5,385 |
| Kerala | 3,019 |
| Meghalaya | 188 |
| Goa | 170 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 107 |
| Other states | 325 |
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 | Ruby / F | 1,032 | 38 |
| Scotland | Ruby / F | 115 | 30 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Ruby ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Ruby; Table_6, C43 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ruby; Table_6, C43
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ruby; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ruby; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl