How Many People Are Named Ruby Gaunt?

There are approximately 1 people named Ruby Gaunt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ruby with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gaunt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ruby

Last Name

Gaunt

Ruby: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ruby. The peak year was 1924 with 8,472 births. The average person named Ruby today is 38 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ruby

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ruby was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (24.01%) and Black (16.85%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ruby in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ruby rose or fell over time.

White

50.60%

Black

16.85%

Hispanic

24.01%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.40%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.81%

Two or More Races

3.33%

Ancestry of the Gaunt Surname

The surname Gaunt was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gaunt in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

89.16%

Black

2.36%

Hispanic

3.88%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.67%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.34%

Two or More Races

3.58%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ruby" has an estimated frequency of 0.0412% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gaunt" appears at a rate of 0.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ruby are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ruby

Ruby Smith Ruby Johnson Ruby Williams Ruby Brown Ruby Jones Ruby Garcia Ruby Nichols Ruby Goodman

Other people with the surname Gaunt

Michael Gaunt James Gaunt David Gaunt John Gaunt Robert Gaunt William Gaunt Aubree Gaunt

Ruby Gaunt: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ruby Gaunt?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Ruby Gaunt are alive in the United States today. The first name Ruby is shared by 141,288 Americans, and the surname Gaunt is shared by 2,719.

How rare is the name Ruby Gaunt?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Ruby is common and the surname Gaunt is rare.

Is Ruby a male or female name?

Ruby is predominantly female, with 0.8% of bearers being male and 99.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1924 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ruby?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ruby was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (24.01%) and Black (16.85%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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