Rubin Boy
How popular is Rubin?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Rubin in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
3,247living people named Rubin (est.)
53median age of people named Rubin
7,070babies named Rubin since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Rubin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▲ 1067 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1923 (147 boys) |
| Highest rank | #381 in 1907 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rubin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ruben family of names ranked #463 for boys in 2025 (#478 the year before), with 649 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben | 632 | 97% |
| Rubin | 17 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Rubin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 78 | #482 |
| 1890s | 115 | #497 |
| 1900s | 234 | #381 |
| 1910s | 1,011 | #409 |
| 1920s | 1,121 | #502 |
| 1930s | 654 | #640 |
| 1940s | 611 | #732 |
| 1950s | 716 | #762 |
| 1960s | 589 | #878 |
| 1970s | 558 | #1,023 |
| 1980s | 418 | #1,432 |
| 1990s | 351 | #1,738 |
| 2000s | 280 | #2,731 |
| 2010s | 216 | #3,512 |
| 2020s | 102 | #4,358 |
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Questions
- Is Rubin a boy or girl name?
- Rubin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rubin were boys.
- How popular is the name Rubin?
- 17 baby boys were named Rubin in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Rubin most popular?
- Rubin peaked in 1923, when 147 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #381 in 1907.
- How many people are named Rubin?
- 7,070 babies have been named Rubin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,247 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.