First Name RUBY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RUBY is ranked as the 374th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 174,917.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 54.86 people named RUBY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 91% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RUBY is 153,887.
  • The SSA data also shows that RUBY is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names RUBY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 174,917 +/-0.8%
  • National Rank 374
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 54.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 153,887
  • National Rank 343
  • Percentile Rank 99.63%
  • Proportion/100k 48.26

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RUBY is 69.6% White, 8.4% Hispanic origin, 17.3% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RUBY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RUBY is included in the following name categories:
  • Feminine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RUBY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.6% 63.9% 5.7%
Hispanic origin 8.4% 16.3% -7.9%
Black 17.3% 12.3% 5.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RUBY is Texas where 25,342 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RUBY, as 145.87 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names RUBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 4,346 33.74 99.1% Indiana 3,154 47.81 98.7% Iowa 1,344 43.26 98.3% Kansas 1,554 53.52 97.6% Michigan 4,160 41.98 99.4% Minnesota 1,560 28.58 98.7% Missouri 4,368 145.87 99.4% Nebraska 657 34.92 96.1% North Dakota 273 36.97 91.4% Ohio 4,653 40.13 99.0% South Dakota 301 35.24 91.6% Wisconsin 1,498 26.02 98.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RUBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 4,346 33.74 99.1%
Indiana 3,154 47.81 98.7%
Iowa 1,344 43.26 98.3%
Kansas 1,554 53.52 97.6%
Michigan 4,160 41.98 99.4%
Minnesota 1,560 28.58 98.7%
Missouri 4,368 145.87 99.4%
Nebraska 657 34.92 96.1%
North Dakota 273 36.97 91.4%
Ohio 4,653 40.13 99.0%
South Dakota 301 35.24 91.6%
Wisconsin 1,498 26.02 98.6%
West State Statistics First-Names RUBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 207 28.11 89.5% Arizona 1,938 28.78 98.0% California 18,808 48.47 99.7% Colorado 1,587 29.63 98.0% Hawaii 602 42.41 97.7% Idaho 531 32.48 95.3% Montana 306 29.89 92.7% Nevada 743 26.17 96.8% New Mexico 1,024 49.12 96.5% Oregon 1,403 35.33 97.8% Utah 654 22.23 96.2% Washington 2,795 39.58 99.1% Wyoming 196 33.52 90.4%

West States
State stats for the first name RUBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 207 28.11 89.5%
Arizona 1,938 28.78 98.0%
California 18,808 48.47 99.7%
Colorado 1,587 29.63 98.0%
Hawaii 602 42.41 97.7%
Idaho 531 32.48 95.3%
Montana 306 29.89 92.7%
Nevada 743 26.17 96.8%
New Mexico 1,024 49.12 96.5%
Oregon 1,403 35.33 97.8%
Utah 654 22.23 96.2%
Washington 2,795 39.58 99.1%
Wyoming 196 33.52 90.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names RUBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 544 15.12 96.8% Maine 275 20.68 92.5% Massachusetts 827 12.26 97.1% New Hampshire 178 13.38 91.5% New Jersey 1,449 16.21 98.2% New York 4,161 21.07 99.3% Pennsylvania 2,215 17.32 98.7% Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.6% Vermont 137 21.9 92.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RUBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 544 15.12 96.8%
Maine 275 20.68 92.5%
Massachusetts 827 12.26 97.1%
New Hampshire 178 13.38 91.5%
New Jersey 1,449 16.21 98.2%
New York 4,161 21.07 99.3%
Pennsylvania 2,215 17.32 98.7%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.6%
Vermont 137 21.9 92.8%
South State Statistics First-Names RUBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,928 101.63 99.2% Arkansas 3,325 112.09 98.9% Delaware 206 22.05 96.5% Dist. of Columbia 211 32.05 96.1% Florida 10,852 54.55 99.7% Georgia 8,245 81.66 99.5% Kentucky 3,902 88.41 98.8% Louisiana 3,758 80.82 99.0% Maryland 1,852 30.99 98.8% Mississippi 4,368 145.87 99.4% North Carolina 12,142 122.1 99.7% Oklahoma 3,135 80.83 98.8% South Carolina 4,528 93.69 99.1% Tennessee 6,946 106.06 99.4% Texas 25,342 94.01 99.8% Virginia 5,283 63.45 99.3% West Virginia 1,782 96.32 97.5%

South States
State stats for the first name RUBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,928 101.63 99.2%
Arkansas 3,325 112.09 98.9%
Delaware 206 22.05 96.5%
Dist. of Columbia 211 32.05 96.1%
Florida 10,852 54.55 99.7%
Georgia 8,245 81.66 99.5%
Kentucky 3,902 88.41 98.8%
Louisiana 3,758 80.82 99.0%
Maryland 1,852 30.99 98.8%
Mississippi 4,368 145.87 99.4%
North Carolina 12,142 122.1 99.7%
Oklahoma 3,135 80.83 98.8%
South Carolina 4,528 93.69 99.1%
Tennessee 6,946 106.06 99.4%
Texas 25,342 94.01 99.8%
Virginia 5,283 63.45 99.3%
West Virginia 1,782 96.32 97.5%
 

Full Names with RUBY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RUBY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RUBY.

The most popular full name is RUBY Smith. 1.12% of all the people named RUBY have this family name.

There are 12742 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RUBY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 RUBY Smith 1.12%
2 RUBY Williams 1.05%
3 RUBY Johnson 0.98%
4 RUBY Jones 0.90%
5 RUBY Brown 0.71%
6 RUBY Davis 0.65%
7 RUBY Miller 0.48%
8 RUBY Moore 0.45%
9 RUBY Wilson 0.45%
10 RUBY Jackson 0.42%
11 RUBY Thomas 0.41%
12 RUBY Harris 0.38%
13 RUBY Taylor 0.37%
14 RUBY Thompson 0.35%
15 RUBY White 0.34%
16 RUBY King 0.33%
17 RUBY Hall 0.33%
18 RUBY Hill 0.32%
19 RUBY Martin 0.31%
20 RUBY Lee 0.30%

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