Girls' name · since 1910
Rubby
Rubby has 365 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubby sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 365 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Rubby recorded 365 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2010.
- #14,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubby ranks #14,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubby's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Rubby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rubby splits its recorded history at 1940: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rubby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2010
- Peak year (1925)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Rubby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Rubby's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rubby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (23% of all-time use).
Rubby by state
Where Rubby concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rubby's data
- Rubby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Rubbys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rubby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1910–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Rubby 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 August 2026.