Recorded 1911–1970 Girls' name Peak 1922 182 births

Rubena — girls' name

182 babies named Rubena in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s601920s781930s221940s111950s61970s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rubena was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rubena in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubena

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Rubena between 1911 and 1970, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rubena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rubena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubena 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 182 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.

Rubena at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

182

Since 1911

60 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1911

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1970

Rubena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1911

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
468101214 197019451935192819231920191719131911 7

Rubena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
78 births that decade — 43% of Rubena's all-time total
1910s601920s781930s221940s111950s61970s5

Rubena by state

Where Rubena concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rubena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 2.7%
South Carolina share of Rubena's total US births 2.7%

5 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubena?
182 babies have been named Rubena since 1911. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Rubena most popular?
Rubena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Rubena most popular?
The top states for the name Rubena are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Rubena been used?
Rubena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 60 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Rubena?
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, 1911–1970 (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.