Recorded 1975–1997 Girls' name Peak 1991 36 births

Rubicela — girls' name

36 babies named Rubicela in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s25
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Rubicela was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rubicela in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rubicela

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Rubicela between 1975 and 1997, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rubicela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubicela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rubicela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rubicela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rubicela 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 36 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.

Rubicela at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

36

Since 1975

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1975

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1997

Rubicela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1975

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199719931992199119801975 5

Rubicela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 69% of Rubicela's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s25

Rubicela by state

Where Rubicela concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rubicela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 47.2%
California share of Rubicela's total US births 47.2%

17 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rubicela?
36 babies have been named Rubicela since 1975. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Rubicela most popular?
Rubicela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Rubicela most popular?
The top states for the name Rubicela are California (17 births).
How long has the name Rubicela been used?
Rubicela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 23 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Rubicela?
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.

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, 1975–1997 (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.