Rueben
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning behold a son; variant spelling of Reuben.
Rueben by the numbers
In 2025, 107 babies in England and Wales were named Rueben. In the US, 27 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 72 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Reuben
Like Rueben, each of these traces back to Reuben: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Reuvenbehold, a son; form of Reuben24 in the US (2017)
- 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 Rueben. 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)
- Reubenbehold, a son1,412 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubinbehold a son; form of Reuben5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robbenrobins; plural of robin8 in the US (2017)
- Rubensred; a form of Ruben or Reuben6 in the US (2017)
- Rubanbehold a son; a form of Reuben3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rueben
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