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In 2024, 607 boys in the United States were named Ruben, making it the 501st most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 359th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 1,814 births.
Records for Ruben go back to 1880, and 116,573 babies have been given the name since.
A Spanish form of Reuben meaning "behold, a son". Its biblical significance and gentle sound have a warm, friendly quality.
Ruben is of Hebrew origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 607 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Spanish form of Reuben meaning "behold, a son". Its biblical significance and gentle sound have a warm, friendly quality.
Ruben is of Hebrew origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 607 boys in the United States were named Ruben, making it the 501st most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 607 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Ruby, Rubi are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Ruben.