Girls' name · since 1884
Rubie
5,271 babies named Rubie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,271
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubie currently ranks #3981 among girls' names in America, with 5,271 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubie has been recorded 5,271 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #3981 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,981 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,271 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rubie ranks #2,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,981 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,271 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,271
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rubie's 5,271 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rubie compares
5,271 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Rubie's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rubie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rubie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rubie splits its recorded history at 1953: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rubie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Rubie popularity over time - boys
46 total births recorded since 1913 (Rubie as boys' name)
Rubie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,152 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Rubie's strongest decade.
1,152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rubie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 60
1880s
60 births
- 1890s 196
1890s
196 births
- 1900s 353
1900s
353 births
- 1910s
1910s
891 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,152 births
- 1930s
1930s
601 births
- 1940s 364
1940s
364 births
- 1950s 208
1950s
208 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 195
1990s
195 births
- 2000s 330
2000s
330 births
- 2010s 394
2010s
394 births
- 2020s 268
2020s
268 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,152 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rubie 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 Rubie's total volume
Rubie by state
Where Rubie concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 419 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 365 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 339 | 6.4% |
| #4 | California | | 254 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 246 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 162 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 121 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 89 | 1.7% |
419 of 5,271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Rubie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rubie's data
- Rubie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,152 total births); usage has since declined to 268 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rubies (419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rubie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Rubie 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.