Ruby: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Ruby year by year

Ruby drops 29 places from 2024 (ranked 167th then). Since 2020 (36 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 17%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	196th	30
2024	167th	35
2023	160th	37
2022	204th	33
2021	140th	48
2020	188th	36

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Ruby since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Ruby appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1981 on. The peak year is 2021, with 48 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (233 babies). Since 1980, about 568 children in Québec have been named Ruby.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Ruby in Québec in 2025?

30 girls were named Ruby in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 196th rank among girl names.

Is Ruby a popular name in Québec?

Ruby ranks 196th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Ruby given most often?

In 2021, with 48 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Ruby a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Ruby only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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