Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history.
Meaning & Origin of Rubens
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history.
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The Story of Rubens
Rubens first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 15 Rubenss were born — ranking #5,787 that year. As of 2026, Rubens ranks #10,860 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 159 Rubenss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rubens
Rubens is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 159 births in the dataset. Rubens's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Rubens's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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