Ruby
Ruby is a girl name of Latin origin, ranked #34 in popularity, meaning The deep-red gemstone.
What Ruby means
The deep-red gemstone.
Ruby is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ruby comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Ruby is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Ruby?
Ruby is ranked #34. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Ruby
We group Ruby under Gem and Color — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Ruby
These share Ruby's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Opal — Precious jewel; gem.
- Opaline — Like the opal gem.
- Sapphire — The blue gemstone.
- Garnet — The deep-red gem.
- Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.
- Jet — Deep, glossy black gem.
- Neel — Blue; sapphire.