Recorded 1979–1990 Boys' name Peak 1979 11 births

Ruban — boys' name

11 babies named Ruban in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s5
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ruban was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ruban in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruban

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ruban between 1979 and 1990, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruban currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruban performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ruban shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruban 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 11 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.

Ruban at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

11

Since 1979

12 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1979

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1990

Ruban popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1979

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 19901979 6

Ruban by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Ruban's all-time total
1970s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruban?
11 babies have been named Ruban since 1979. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Ruban most popular?
Ruban was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Ruban been used?
Ruban has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 12 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Ruban?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruben, Rubin, Ruby, Rube, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–1990 (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.