Ruben
Boy nameRuben has been given to 117,207 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1992 and currently ranks #480 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
117,207
Peak year
1992 (1,814 babies)
Rank in 2025
#480 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -27%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Ruben
Ruben Amorim
Portuguese professional football manager and former player
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
English association football player (born 1996)
Ruben Vargas
Swiss association football player
Ruben Fleischer
American film director
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ruben.
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