Reuben
Boy nameReuben has been given to 32,190 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920 and currently ranks #889 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɹuː.bən/
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén)API, from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.API
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
32,190
Peak year
1920 (465 babies)
Rank in 2025
#889 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +4%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Reuben
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883–1970)
Reuben Fine
American chess player and psychologist (1914–1993)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Reuben.
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