How Many People Are Named Rube?
people named Rube are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,448,770 people in the US has this name
Based on 612 babies named Rube in Social Security records from 1880 to 1973, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
25 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of REUBEN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rube in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rube alive today is about 74 years old, and 81% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rube first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 25 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1973.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1973
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rube alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rube were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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