The baby name Rubee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈruːbi/ (ROO-bee).
Rubee is English in Origin.
The baby name Rubee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈruːbi/ (ROO-bee).
Rubee is English in Origin.
Rubee is a modern respelling of Ruby, drawn from the gemstone name. The word entered English via Old French rubis, from Latin ruber/rubeus, “red.” Across cultures the ruby symbolizes love, vitality, and protection, and it is the July birthstone. As a given name, Rubee thus carries the sense of “red gemstone” or simply “ruby.”
Ruby entered English naming in the late 19th century amid the jewel-name vogue (Pearl, Opal). It peaked for girls in the early 1900s, had some historical male use in the US and Britain, and revived from the 1990s in the US, UK, and Australia. Rubee offers a distinctive modern spelling with the same sound. Variants include Ruby, Rubie, Rubi; elaborations Rubina and Rubinia; related masculine form Rubin. Nicknames: Roo, Rue, Bee.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #613 | 19 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #970 | 25 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Rubee is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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