Reuben
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning behold, a son.
Babies a year
1,412
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#889
down from #874
UK popularity
#29
1,412 babies · up from #33
How Reuben has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #881 |
| 2016 | #876 |
| 2017 | #903 |
| 2018 | #928 |
| 2019 | #903 |
| 2020 | #909 |
| 2021 | #880 |
| 2022 | #858 |
| 2023 | #815 |
| 2024 | #874 |
| 2025 | #889 |
In 2025, 1,412 babies in England and Wales were named Reuben. In the US, 235 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 465 in 1920.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Reuben was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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