Ruby dog name
We found 6,768 dogs named Ruby in the public pet registers of 27 places. Combining all places, Ruby is the #13 dog name. It is a top-ten name in 11 places. Almost all dogs named Ruby are female.
🐱 Ruby is also a popular cat name (#72 for cats, 325 cats).
Ruby as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #38 of 51,228 | 1,181 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #26 of 34,500 | 1,030 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #3 in top 100 | 3,183 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #17 of 10,500 | 242 | 2019 |
| City of Casey Australia | #8 in top 20 | 233 | 2025 |
| Seattle United States | #9 of 8,191 | 112 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #6 of 4,586 | 151 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #26 of 4,375 | 39 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #19 of 4,602 | 44 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #39 of 5,788 | 18 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #5 of 3,045 | 102 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #49 of 2,965 | 23 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #28 of 2,906 | 26 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #14 of 2,440 | 36 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #103 of 3,446 | 7 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #11 of 2,588 | 35 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #3 of 1,974 | 66 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #4 of 2,062 | 53 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #6 of 1,888 | 55 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #37 of 1,965 | 14 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #13 of 2,347 | 19 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #22 of 1,917 | 15 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #1 of 1,161 | 48 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #7 of 1,280 | 15 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #11 of 958 | 10 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #9 of 518 | 10 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Ruby. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
2,759 female and 53 male dogs named Ruby, in the places that record sex.
Ruby over the years
Dogs named Ruby per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Ruby
Compared to all dogs, Ruby is especially common among Cavoodles (7.9×), Kelpies (3.7×), Vizslas (3.3×), Bullmastiffs (3.1×) and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (2.7×).
Based on 2,758 dogs named Ruby with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Ruby as a baby name
Ruby was the #64 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,554 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #13 for girls in New Zealand, #19 for girls in Australia (Victoria), #23 for girls in Northern Ireland and #28 for girls in Australia (New South Wales). See Ruby as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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