Reuben
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning behold, a son.
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 |
Reuben by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 465 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 1,200 American boys born that year was called Reuben.
Names that come from Reuben
Forms of Reuben in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Rubensred; a form of Ruben or Reuben6 in the US (2017)
- Rubanbehold a son; a form of Reuben3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruben-Johnbehold a son; a form of Reuben combined with John3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reuben. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rubenbehold, a son; variant of Reuben527 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reuvenbehold, a son; form of Reuben24 in the US (2017)
- Ruebenbehold a son; variant spelling of Reuben107 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reuelfriend of god19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubinbehold a son; form of Reuben5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robbenrobins; plural of robin8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Reuben
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