Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0.800% 0.640% 0.480% 0.320% 0.160% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Ruby (feminine)   Ruby (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #66 0.191
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2022 #62 0.201
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2021 #62 0.200
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2020 #74 0.189
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2019 #66 0.204
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2018 #74 0.193
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2017 #78 0.190
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2016 #71 0.199
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2015 #83 0.178
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2014 #90 0.175
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2013 #93 0.172
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2012 #105 0.150
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2011 #109 0.143
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2010 #113 0.143
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2009 #108 0.149
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2008 #113 0.145
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2007 #116 0.137
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2006 #137 0.123
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2005 #130 0.122
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2004 #158 0.105
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2003 #190 0.085
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2002 #207 0.080
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2001 #232 0.069
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2000 #258 0.063
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1999 #261 0.062
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1998 #256 0.062
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1997 #280 0.054
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1996 #295 0.051
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1995 #260 0.055
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1994 #271 0.053
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1993 #266 0.052
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1992 #271 0.052
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1991 #277 0.049
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1990 #291 0.046
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1989 #329 0.038
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1988 #385 0.032
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1987 #369 0.034
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1986 #401 0.030
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1985 #384 0.032
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1984 #380 0.033
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1983 #376 0.033
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1982 #371 0.034
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1981 #345 0.038
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1980 #357 0.037
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1979 #351 0.038
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1978 #346 0.038
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1977 #362 0.037
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1976 #349 0.039
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1975 #346 0.040
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1974 #358 0.038
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1973 #344 0.041
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1972 #348 0.040
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1971 #346 0.042
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1970 #357 0.038
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1969 #343 0.039
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1968 #352 0.037
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1967 #318 0.043
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1966 #311 0.046
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1965 #276 0.054
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1964 #269 0.057
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1963 #236 0.069
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1962 #263 0.057
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1961 #245 0.061
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1960 #229 0.067
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1959 #215 0.072
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1958 #202 0.079
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1957 #197 0.085
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1956 #179 0.097
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1955 #173 0.100
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1954 #162 0.108
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1953 #150 0.121
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1952 #145 0.125
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1951 #140 0.127
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1950 #130 0.137
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1949 #123 0.147
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1948 #114 0.166
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1947 #112 0.169
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1946 #105 0.189
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1945 #95 0.216
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1944 #87 0.233
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1943 #82 0.241
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1942 #77 0.253
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1941 #69 0.288
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1940 #66 0.306
#938 0.004
1939 #67 0.327
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1938 #61 0.345
#898 0.004
1937 #52 0.389
#836 0.005
1936 #51 0.392
#882 0.005
1935 #41 0.438
#822 0.005
1934 #39 0.460
#860 0.005
1933 #43 0.473
#843 0.005
1932 #38 0.494
#874 0.005
1931 #39 0.483
#787 0.006
1930 #36 0.514
#824 0.005
1929 #36 0.531
#806 0.006
1928 #34 0.560
#913 0.005
1927 #30 0.588
#722 0.007
1926 #30 0.608
#875 0.005
1925 #30 0.621
#822 0.006
1924 #26 0.649
#838 0.006
1923 #25 0.657
#882 0.005
1922 #26 0.641
#941 0.005
1921 #26 0.651
#780 0.007
1920 #26 0.670
#754 0.007
1919 #24 0.709
#890 0.006
1918 #27 0.677
#710 0.008
1917 #27 0.682
#892 0.005
1916 #23 0.708
#763 0.007
1915 #24 0.707
#791 0.007
1914 #24 0.706
#802 0.006
1913 #23 0.750
#629 0.009
1912 #23 0.759
#561 0.011
1911 #22 0.763
#562 0.012
1910 #27 0.690
#598 0.011
1909 #27 0.686
#714 0.008
1908 #33 0.629
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1907 #34 0.626
#486 0.015
1906 #36 0.626
#424 0.019
1905 #38 0.608
#615 0.010
1904 #40 0.582
#466 0.015
1903 #42 0.553
#487 0.015
1902 #47 0.520
#583 0.011
1901 #49 0.482
#559 0.011
1900 #51 0.485
#490 0.014
1899 #52 0.446
#613 0.010
1898 #58 0.434
#543 0.011
1897 #57 0.413
#652 0.009
1896 #66 0.394
#481 0.014
1895 #66 0.386
#456 0.015
1894 #67 0.370
#567 0.010
1893 #71 0.341
#705 0.007
1892 #74 0.309
#792 0.006
1891 #80 0.282
#564 0.010
1890 #81 0.268
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1889 #78 0.276
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1888 #94 0.235
#580 0.009
1887 #105 0.199
#631 0.008
1886 #106 0.196
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1885 #106 0.192
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1884 #108 0.177
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1883 #126 0.136
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1882 #131 0.118
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1881 #133 0.120
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1880 #149 0.094
#809 0.005