Reuben

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew ืจึฐืื•ึผื‘ึตืŸ, meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.

From Wikipedia

Reuben first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 59 babies (rank #484 that year). In 2024 it was given to 49 boys (rank #572). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Reuben

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Reuben yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,327
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
59
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199126#624
199219#775
199343#468
199419#750
199531#592
199636#521
199731#586
199831#597
199913#1,095
200035#550
200137#544
200245#471
200335#597
200444#516
200528#745
200652#478
200736#663
200835#683
200942#630
201039#640
201139#646
201240#630
201342#626
201437#699
201542#636
201647#584
201758#499
201859#484
201944#619
202054#504
202148#594
202244#620
202347#584
202449#572