boy's name

Rubel

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 169

Rubel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1997 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1926, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Rubel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '90
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Births named Rubel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 18
1920s 55
1930s 24
1940s 31
1950s 7
1960s 11
1990s (to 1997) 5

How popular is Rubel?

In 1997, Rubel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rubel is used

England & Wales #2,932 4 in 2001
United States #10,157 5 in 1997

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rubel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rubel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rubel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rubel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rubel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rubel

How popular is the name Rubel?

In 1997, Rubel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rubel a girl's or a boy's name?

Rubel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rubel?

Rubel has 2 syllables.

When was Rubel most popular?

Rubel peaked in 1926, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.