Girls' name · since 1919
Rubell
37 babies named Rubell in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
37 girls have been named Rubell since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rubell recorded 37 times among girls since 1919, 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 1919 to 1939.
- #38,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubell ranks #38,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubell's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Rubell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rubell's full recorded timeline at 1928, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rubell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1939
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Rubell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Rubell's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Rubell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (68% of all-time use).
Rubell by state
Where Rubell concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rubell's data
- Rubell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Rubells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rubell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1919–1939 (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 Rubell 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.