Recorded 1909–1963 Girls' name Peak 1923 682 births

Rubbie — girls' name

682 babies named Rubbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s921920s2191930s1341940s1331950s841960s14
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Rubbie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

31 babies were named Rubbie in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Rubbie between 1909 and 1963, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubbie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubbie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rubbie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rubbie in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubbie 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 682 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.

Rubbie at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

682

Since 1909

55 years of records

Peak year

1923

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1909

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1963

Rubbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1909

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1923)
31
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 196319531946193919321925191819101909 6

Rubbie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
219 births that decade — 32% of Rubbie's all-time total
1900s61910s921920s2191930s1341940s1331950s841960s14

Rubbie by state

Where Rubbie concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rubbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
103 15.1%
#2 Georgia
16 2.3%
#3 Arkansas
15 2.2%
#4 Alabama
10 1.5%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.7%
Mississippi share of Rubbie's total US births 15.1%
Even split

103 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubbie?
682 babies have been named Rubbie since 1909. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1923 with 31 births.
When was Rubbie most popular?
Rubbie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Rubbie most popular?
The top states for the name Rubbie are Mississippi (103 births), Georgia (16 births), Arkansas (15 births).
How long has the name Rubbie been used?
Rubbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 55 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Rubbie?
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, 1909–1963 (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.