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♀ Ruby
What does Ruby mean?
Ruby 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Ruby) is pronounced ROO-bee. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Ruby is "the red gemstone". Jewel name first used in the 1870s. Dancer Ruby Keeler.
ASSOCIATED WITH red
Variations
VARIANTS Rubee, Rubena, Rubetta, Rubey, Rubi▼, Rubia, Rubianne, Rubie▼, Rubina, Rubinia, Rubyna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ruby Murphy (R.M.), ..
How popular is Ruby?
Ruby is a very popular first name for females (#90 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#3646 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ruby reached its top rank of #24 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #74. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Jewel (#866 A YEAR AGO), Emerald (#1029), Rubi (#1384) and Rubie are the prominent alternative forms of Ruby (#74). These relations of Ruby reached the apex of their popularity a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.82%) and are now much less widespread (ADOPTION 0.25%, ▼69%), with forms like Jewel falling out of fashion. Ruby is more widely used than the rest, although Emerald seems to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Ruby▼ is pronounced similarly to Reba▼, Rebba, Reeba, Reyba, Rheba, Roba, Robbey, Robbi, Robby, Robee and Robi. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abby, Alby, Bauby, Fiby, Gaby, Joby, Liby, Ray▼, Remy▲, Rey, Rivy, Robyn▼, Romy, Rory▲, Rosy, Roxy, Rozy, Rudi, Rue, Rui, Rupa, Ruta, Ruth▼, Ruza and Toby. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ruby.
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