Rubin — #6445 US boys' name
7,038 babies named Rubin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
16% of everyone ever named Rubin was born in this single decade.
147 babies were named Rubin in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rubin
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,038 babies named Rubin between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rubin currently holds the #6445 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 147 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rubin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rubin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,075 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rubin in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rubin 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 7,038 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.
Rubin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Rubin popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1923)
- 147
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #6445 among boys.
7,038 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 147 births in a single year.
Rubin popularity over time — girls
16 total births recorded since 1959 (Rubin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rubin accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rubin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,121 births that decade — 16% of Rubin's all-time total
Rubin decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,121 births
- Runner-up 1,011 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Rubin's strongest decade
1,121 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 16% of all-time use.
Rubin by state
Where Rubin concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,075 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 513 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 319 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 258 | 3.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 240 | 3.4% |
| #6 | California | | 215 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 213 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 102 | 1.4% |
1,075 of 7,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 15.3% of nationwide
- Texas 7.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.5% of nationwide
- Georgia 3.7% of nationwide
- South Carolina 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 15.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rubin appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.