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Meaning of the nameRubi

Rubi is a name that coincides with the Portuguese word for the red precious stone, which comes from Medieval Latin rubīnus.

Meaning

“ruby, the red precious stone and the dark red color”

Source: Wiktionary: rubi

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People (2022)
1,678
Rank in Brazil
#5,786
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
1,012
people

Rubi in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rubi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (420 people).

1,100 women 578 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Rubi is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rubi in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul2890.003%
São Paulo2800.001%
Rio de Janeiro1480.001%
Bahia1360.001%
Minas Gerais1280.001%
Santa Catarina1150.002%
Paraná780.001%
Pernambuco620.001%
Amazonas470.001%
Pará430.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul350.001%
Goiás340.001%
Mato Grosso340.001%
Espírito Santo330.001%
Maranhão270.000%
Paraíba240.001%
Ceará210.000%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Roraima170.003%
Alagoas150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rubi

Rubi is, at its origin, a word: inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, it came from Catalan robí, from Medieval Latin rubīnus and ultimately from Latin rubeus, 'red'. It designates the dark red precious stone and also that color. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,678 people named Rubi, with a median age of 13. More than half were born from 2000 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: rubi · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Rubi

What does the name Rubi mean?

Rubi means “ruby, the red precious stone and the dark red color”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Rubi in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,678 people with the first name Rubi, which ranks it number 5,786 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Rubi a boy's or a girl's name?

Rubi is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,100 women and 578 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rubi?

Rubi is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rubi most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rubi (289 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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