UK girl's name
Ruby-Jo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruby-Jo is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruby-Jo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 26 births.
This profile covers 103 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 2006 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 19% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 103 living people in the UK are called Ruby-Jo. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruby-Jo ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 26 girls were registered as Ruby-Jo.
- • About 103 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruby-Jo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2012
26 births
Estimated living
103
2026
Popularity
Ruby-Jo over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruby-Jo registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ruby-Jo, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 26 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruby-Jo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruby-Jo was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5015 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3993 | 74 | 9 |
| 2000s | #4076 | 18 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Ruby-Jo
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Ruby-Jo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruby-Jo in the UK right now?
In 2022, Ruby-Jo was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Ruby-Jo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 26 babies registered as Ruby-Jo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruby-Jo in the UK?
A total of 103 babies have been registered as Ruby-Jo across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.