Recorded 1991–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 48 births

Rubab — girls' name

48 babies named Rubab in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172010s102020s21
2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Rubab was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rubab in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubab

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Rubab between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubab currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubab performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rubab shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubab in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rubab at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

48

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rubab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
45678910 20232022202120162013199919951991 6

Rubab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 44% of Rubab's all-time total
1990s172010s102020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubab?
48 babies have been named Rubab since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Rubab most popular?
Rubab was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Rubab been used?
Rubab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rubab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruby, Rubi, Rubye, Rubie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.