Given name & surname
Rubia
“as precious as the red gemstone”
Rubia is a variant of Ruby. One English interpretation is “as precious as the red gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rubia is a variant of Ruby. One English interpretation is “as precious as the red gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rubia is a variant of Ruby. An origin associated with Ruby is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rubia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 0 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 924 as a first name in 2020; 259 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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