Given name & surname
Rubie
“behold, a son!”·“as precious as the red gemstone”
Rubie is a variant of Reuben. One Hebrew interpretation is “behold, a son!.” Rubie is a variant of Ruby. One English interpretation is “as precious as the red gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rubie is a variant of Reuben. One Hebrew interpretation is “behold, a son!.” Rubie is a variant of Ruby. One English interpretation is “as precious as the red gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rubie is a variant of Reuben. An origin associated with Reuben is Hebrew. Rubie 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 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rubie is a variant of Reuben. The history of Reuben gives this family its wider story. Reuben appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rubie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,317
- 46 boys · 5,271 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 156 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,051 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,051 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 156 in 1921. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,611 as a first name in 2020; 252 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.
Rubie’s family of names
Rubie has a related form in Ruby. Rubie has a related form in Reuben.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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