Ruben
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Ruben meaning
Variant of Reuben, which means “son”
Ruben at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #501 in 2024
Ruben popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #305 | 30 |
| 1890 | #351 | 25 |
| 1900 | #292 | 50 |
| 1910 | #267 | 83 |
| 1920 | #313 | 336 |
| 1930 | #243 | 516 |
| 1940 | #268 | 442 |
| 1950 | #200 | 1,026 |
| 1960 | #208 | 1,358 |
| 1970 | #198 | 1,326 |
| 1980 | #165 | 1,487 |
| 1990 | #178 | 1,744 |
| 2000 | #206 | 1,718 |
| 2010 | #297 | 1,102 |
| 2020 | #467 | 636 |
| 2024 | #501 | 607 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #305 | 30 |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 |
| 1882 | #294 | 34 |
| 1883 | #298 | 30 |
| 1884 | #332 | 28 |
| 1885 | #318 | 28 |
| 1886 | #267 | 40 |
| 1887 | #276 | 34 |
| 1888 | #404 | 21 |
| 1889 | #294 | 33 |
| 1890 | #351 | 25 |
| 1891 | #340 | 25 |
| 1892 | #270 | 44 |
| 1893 | #273 | 41 |
| 1894 | #306 | 33 |
| 1895 | #295 | 37 |
| 1896 | #259 | 49 |
| 1897 | #279 | 42 |
| 1898 | #266 | 45 |
| 1899 | #311 | 32 |
| 1900 | #292 | 50 |
| 1901 | #294 | 35 |
| 1902 | #282 | 45 |
| 1903 | #257 | 50 |
| 1904 | #322 | 38 |
| 1905 | #314 | 41 |
| 1906 | #273 | 52 |
| 1907 | #266 | 62 |
| 1908 | #278 | 60 |
| 1909 | #264 | 71 |
| 1910 | #267 | 83 |
| 1911 | #357 | 59 |
| 1912 | #321 | 134 |
| 1913 | #329 | 154 |
| 1914 | #324 | 199 |
| 1915 | #330 | 256 |
| 1916 | #349 | 237 |
| 1917 | #315 | 289 |
| 1918 | #338 | 286 |
| 1919 | #330 | 292 |
| 1920 | #313 | 336 |
| 1921 | #301 | 357 |
| 1922 | #300 | 361 |
| 1923 | #293 | 368 |
| 1924 | #289 | 398 |
| 1925 | #277 | 427 |
| 1926 | #270 | 440 |
| 1927 | #264 | 479 |
| 1928 | #253 | 491 |
| 1929 | #254 | 485 |
| 1930 | #243 | 516 |
| 1931 | #247 | 465 |
| 1932 | #247 | 469 |
| 1933 | #266 | 398 |
| 1934 | #255 | 443 |
| 1935 | #240 | 489 |
| 1936 | #238 | 481 |
| 1937 | #238 | 489 |
| 1938 | #259 | 445 |
| 1939 | #254 | 450 |
| 1940 | #268 | 442 |
| 1941 | #258 | 461 |
| 1942 | #262 | 514 |
| 1943 | #260 | 544 |
| 1944 | #262 | 507 |
| 1945 | #238 | 560 |
| 1946 | #241 | 648 |
| 1947 | #239 | 737 |
| 1948 | #209 | 908 |
| 1949 | #203 | 998 |
| 1950 | #200 | 1,026 |
| 1951 | #200 | 1,040 |
| 1952 | #201 | 1,095 |
| 1953 | #201 | 1,201 |
| 1954 | #198 | 1,257 |
| 1955 | #199 | 1,294 |
| 1956 | #199 | 1,371 |
| 1957 | #197 | 1,381 |
| 1958 | #202 | 1,371 |
| 1959 | #209 | 1,359 |
| 1960 | #208 | 1,358 |
| 1961 | #206 | 1,386 |
| 1962 | #207 | 1,379 |
| 1963 | #218 | 1,260 |
| 1964 | #208 | 1,348 |
| 1965 | #212 | 1,149 |
| 1966 | #200 | 1,195 |
| 1967 | #197 | 1,174 |
| 1968 | #204 | 1,138 |
| 1969 | #201 | 1,236 |
| 1970 | #198 | 1,326 |
| 1971 | #191 | 1,323 |
| 1972 | #184 | 1,321 |
| 1973 | #179 | 1,309 |
| 1974 | #172 | 1,382 |
| 1975 | #172 | 1,376 |
| 1976 | #171 | 1,361 |
| 1977 | #173 | 1,365 |
| 1978 | #172 | 1,380 |
| 1979 | #172 | 1,397 |
| 1980 | #165 | 1,487 |
| 1981 | #169 | 1,473 |
| 1982 | #177 | 1,472 |
| 1983 | #174 | 1,497 |
| 1984 | #183 | 1,374 |
| 1985 | #180 | 1,454 |
| 1986 | #186 | 1,382 |
| 1987 | #180 | 1,527 |
| 1988 | #178 | 1,594 |
| 1989 | #186 | 1,598 |
| 1990 | #178 | 1,744 |
| 1991 | #183 | 1,732 |
| 1992 | #178 | 1,805 |
| 1993 | #184 | 1,749 |
| 1994 | #181 | 1,724 |
| 1995 | #184 | 1,697 |
| 1996 | #190 | 1,663 |
| 1997 | #199 | 1,595 |
| 1998 | #205 | 1,583 |
| 1999 | #209 | 1,637 |
| 2000 | #206 | 1,718 |
| 2001 | #207 | 1,736 |
| 2002 | #219 | 1,572 |
| 2003 | #215 | 1,655 |
| 2004 | #218 | 1,601 |
| 2005 | #234 | 1,466 |
| 2006 | #225 | 1,597 |
| 2007 | #243 | 1,479 |
| 2008 | #257 | 1,356 |
| 2009 | #281 | 1,199 |
| 2010 | #297 | 1,102 |
| 2011 | #323 | 977 |
| 2012 | #329 | 959 |
| 2013 | #355 | 889 |
| 2014 | #358 | 893 |
| 2015 | #374 | 864 |
| 2016 | #396 | 801 |
| 2017 | #418 | 749 |
| 2018 | #416 | 753 |
| 2019 | #415 | 743 |
| 2020 | #467 | 636 |
| 2021 | #460 | 652 |
| 2022 | #459 | 669 |
| 2023 | #480 | 629 |
| 2024 | #501 | 607 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Ruben” (revision 93039560), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Reuben” (revision 92183812), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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