Girls' name · since 1957
Rubi
Rubi has 9,051 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,051
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,051 babies have been named Rubi since 1957, making it today's #1077 girls' name.
Rubi has 9,051 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1077 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,077 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,051 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubi ranks #1,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,077 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,051 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,051
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rubi's 9,051 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rubi compares
9,051 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rubi's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rubi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,051 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 716 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rubi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rubi's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 716, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rubi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 716
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Rubi popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 1990 (Rubi as boys' name)
Rubi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,425 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Rubi's strongest decade.
3,425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Rubi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 257
1970s
257 births
- 1980s 415
1980s
415 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,696 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,425 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,978 births
- 2020s 1,259
2020s
1,259 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,425 births (38% of all-time use).
How Rubi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rubi's total volume
Rubi by state
Where Rubi concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,767 | 30.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,795 | 19.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 387 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 357 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 351 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 320 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 174 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 163 | 1.8% |
2,767 of 9,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Rubi appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rubi's data
- Rubi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,425 total births) through the 2020s (1,259) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rubis (2,767 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rubi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Rubi 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.