Rubel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Rubel

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Rubel between 1914 and 1997, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rubel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rubel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rubel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubel 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 151 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.