How Many People Are Named Rube?
An estimated 71 people in the United States have the first name Rube. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Rube peaked in popularity in 1917 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rube as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rube paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Rube is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Rube is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
71
About 1 in 4,827,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1917
25 births
Total Registered
612
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rube
Rube is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 612 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rube as a male name
Ranked #5,739 in 1973
5 male births in 1973
Peak: 1917 (25 births)
Rube: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rube span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 125 babies were registered. Rube has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rube by Decade
How has Rube tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rube by State
Rube + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rube as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rube
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rube: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rube?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Rube are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,827,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Rube a common name?
Rube is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 612 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rube most popular?
Rube reached peak popularity in 1917, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rube is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rube a male name?
Rube is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rube Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rube Smith, Rube Johnson, Rube Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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