US rank #1097 Girls' name Peak 2005 8,822 births

Rubi — #1097 US girls' name

8,822 babies named Rubi in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s131970s2571980s4141990s16962000s34252010s19782020s1031
#1097
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rubi was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

716 babies were named Rubi in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubi

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,822 babies named Rubi between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubi currently holds the #1097 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 716 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,425 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rubi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,716 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rubi in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubi 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 8,822 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.

Rubi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,822

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2005

716 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,097

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rubi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
716
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420162008200019921984197619651957 8

Rubi popularity over time — boys

14 total births recorded since 1990 (Rubi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
5.566.577.588.5 19921990 8

Rubi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,425 births that decade — 39% of Rubi's all-time total
1950s81960s131970s2571980s4141990s16962000s34252010s19782020s1031

Rubi by state

Where Rubi concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rubi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,716 30.8%
#2 Texas
1,771 20.1%
#3 Illinois
376 4.3%
#4 Arizona
347 3.9%
#5 Florida
344 3.9%
#6 New York
303 3.4%
#7 Washington
174 2.0%
#8 Georgia
163 1.8%
California share of Rubi's total US births 30.8%
Even split

2,716 of 8,822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Rubi appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubi?
8,822 babies have been named Rubi since 1957. It currently ranks #1097 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 716 births.
When was Rubi most popular?
Rubi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,425 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Rubi most popular?
The top states for the name Rubi are California (2,716 births), Texas (1,771 births), Illinois (376 births).
How long has the name Rubi been used?
Rubi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rubi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruby, Rubye, Rubie, Rubbie, 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, 1957–2024 (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.