Girls' name · since 1911
Rubena
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Rubena, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
182 girls have been named Rubena since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rubena has 182 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1970.
- #20,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubena ranks #20,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubena's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Rubena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rubena splits its recorded history at 1924: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rubena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1970
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Rubena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Rubena's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rubena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (43% of all-time use).
Rubena by state
Where Rubena concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rubena's data
- Rubena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Rubenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South 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 Rubena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1911–1970 (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 Rubena 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.