Given name & surname
Rubin
“behold, a son!”
Rubin is a variant of Reuben. One Hebrew interpretation is “behold, a son!.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rubin is a variant of Reuben. One Hebrew interpretation is “behold, a son!.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rubin is a variant of Reuben. An origin associated with Reuben is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rubin is a variant of Reuben. The history of Reuben gives this family its wider story. Reuben appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rubin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,070
- 7,054 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 147 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,571 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,571 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 147 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,300 as a first name in 2020; 22,248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rubin’s family of names
In German usage, Rubin has a related form in Ruben. Rubin has a related form in Reuben. In German usage, Rubin as a surname has a related form in Robin.
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Around the world
Rubin has relatives in 4 languages.
10 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Robinvariant · German
- Rubenvariant · English, German
- Reubenvariant · English
- Rubensvariant · German
- Robinsvariant · German
- Rubbinlikely variant
- Rubinskyvariant · German
- Rubinskivariant · German
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rubin
- Rubin CarterAmerican boxer (1937–2014)
- Rubin OkotieNigerian-Pakistani-Austrian footballerborn 1987
- Rubin ColwillWelsh association football playerborn 2002
- Rubin GoldmarkAmerican composer, pianist and educator (1872-1936)
- Rubin SeigersBelgian association football playerborn 1998
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