Total births
13
Boys' name · since 1918
Rhuben
Rhuben has 13 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 1918–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Rhuben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhuben has been recorded 13 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1922.
- 13 total births
- 1918–1922 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 boys have been named Rhuben since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1922.
- 13
- total births
- 1918–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Rhuben was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rhuben in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Rhuben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhuben's full recorded timeline at 1922, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhuben at a glance
Last recorded 1922Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Rhuben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1922
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Rhuben by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Rhuben's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Rhuben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rhuben? ▼
Rhuben has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1922. 7 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Rhuben most popular? ▼
Rhuben was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Rhuben been used? ▼
Rhuben has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 5 years of data through 1922.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rhuben: Baby Name Since 1918 - 13 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rhuben. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rhuben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.