Boys' name · since 1983
Rubens
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Rubens, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 159
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
159 boys have been named Rubens since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rubens has 159 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2022.
- #14,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 159 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubens ranks #14,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 159
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rubens's 159 recorded births place it above 68.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Rubens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rubens's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rubens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Rubens by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Rubens's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rubens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (47% of all-time use).
Rubens by state
Where Rubens concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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What to do with Rubens's data
- Rubens's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rubenss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rubens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1983–2022 (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 Rubens 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.