Reuven
Reuven was the 2383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2344th; the most babies were born in 2024 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 689 places. More babies were named Reuven in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,383 boys, up 156 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202459 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,091babies recorded
Reuven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,383 | 58 |
| 2020 | #2,539 | 51 |
| 2010 | #4,642 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,134 | 28 |
| 1990 | #5,304 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,569 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,239 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Reuven, counting every spelling?
Reuven has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Reuven?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reuven (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Reuven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reuven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reuven?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Reuven are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 6 and 28. That makes Reuven mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Reuven by state
How common Reuven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (15.7×), New York (7.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Reuven
How popular is the name Reuven?
Reuven was the 2383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2344th; the most babies were born in 2024 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 689 places. More babies were named Reuven in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Reuven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Reuven in the US.
Where is Reuven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reuven was most common in New Jersey (0.44 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.