UK girl's name
Ruby-Lea
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruby-Lea is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruby-Lea popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3519, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 13 births.
This profile covers 81 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 2007 to 2021. 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 46% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 81 living people in the UK are called Ruby-Lea. 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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruby-Lea ranked #3519 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 13 girls were registered as Ruby-Lea.
- • About 81 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruby-Lea as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3519
2021
Births in 2021
6
Latest year
Peak year
2012
13 births
Estimated living
81
2026
Popularity
Ruby-Lea over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruby-Lea registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2021. 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-Lea, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2021, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruby-Lea by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruby-Lea 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 | #4506 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | #2932 | 52 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3192 | 20 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Ruby-Lea
- 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-Lea: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruby-Lea in the UK right now?
In 2021, Ruby-Lea was ranked #3519 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Ruby-Lea most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 13 babies registered as Ruby-Lea in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruby-Lea in the UK?
A total of 81 babies have been registered as Ruby-Lea across the 11 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.