Is Ruba a boy or girl name?

Ruba is a girl’s name. Of the 518 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ruba

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Ruba was most popular in 1996, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,296 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 518 people named Ruba.

Ruba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ruba’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ruba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ruba is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 518 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org