Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1927
Rubey
Rubey has 11 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1927–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Rubey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1927.
Rubey has 11 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1927 to 2016.
- 11 total births
- 1927–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Rubey since 1927, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 11
- total births
- 1927–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Rubey was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rubey in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Rubey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rubey's full recorded timeline at 2016, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rubey at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1927
Rubey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Rubey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Rubey's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Rubey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rubey? ▼
Since 1927, Social Security records show 11 babies named Rubey. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 6 births.
When was Rubey most popular? ▼
Rubey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Rubey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rubey since 1927 -- 90 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Rubey? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Rubey
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1927–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rubey: Baby Name Since 1927 - 11 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rubey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rubey 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 June 2026.