UK girl's name
Ruby-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruby-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruby-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2771, with 9 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 55 births.
This profile covers 606 England and Wales registrations across 23 recorded years from 1998 to 2024. 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 16% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 603 living people in the UK are called Ruby-May. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruby-May ranked #2771 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 9 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 55 girls were registered as Ruby-May.
- • About 603 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruby-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2771
2024
Births in 2024
9
Latest year
Peak year
2012
55 births
Estimated living
603
2026
Popularity
Ruby-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruby-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2024. 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-May, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 9 births in 2024, compared with 55 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruby-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruby-May 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 | #2347 | 58 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1119 | 368 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1782 | 177 | 7 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ruby-May
- 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-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruby-May in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ruby-May was ranked #2771 for girls in England and Wales, with 9 births registered.
When was Ruby-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 55 babies registered as Ruby-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruby-May in the UK?
A total of 606 babies have been registered as Ruby-May across the 23 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.