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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,534 babies (rank #36 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,442 boys (rank #33). 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.

25,122
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
1,534
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
1996160#201
1997181#180
1998213#159
1999194#177
2000242#151
2001253#152
2002259#154
2003396#122
2004475#118
2005567#102
2006680#97
2007791#88
2008768#87
2009854#79
2010931#71
2011941#72
20121,014#68
20131,144#54
20141,166#51
20151,188#51
20161,322#48
20171,309#49
20181,504#42
20191,424#44
20201,339#44
20211,534#36
20221,475#36
20231,356#37
20241,442#33