Rueben
Rueben was the 3929th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 802nd with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 124 places. More babies were named Rueben in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,929 boys, up 2,294 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,871babies recorded
Rueben popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,929 | 28 |
| 2020 | #6,223 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,492 | 22 |
| 2000 | #2,246 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,315 | 72 |
| 1980 | #1,121 | 66 |
| 1970 | #1,218 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,130 | 49 |
| 1950 | #1,137 | 40 |
| 1940 | #1,428 | 23 |
| 1930 | #989 | 48 |
| 1920 | #971 | 51 |
| 1910 | #1,183 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #869 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rueben, counting every spelling?
Rueben has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rueben?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rueben (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rueben 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rueben.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rueben?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Rueben are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 26 and 57. That makes Rueben mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Rueben by state
How common Rueben was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Rueben
How popular is the name Rueben?
Rueben was the 3929th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 802nd with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 124 places. More babies were named Rueben in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rueben a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rueben in the US.
Where is Rueben most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rueben was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).