The first name Rueben
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 107 boys were named Rueben, making it the 387th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rueben with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rueben at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 28 boys born in the United States were named Rueben, the 3,929th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 72 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Rueben
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Joel MaddenAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1979
Questions
- How popular is the name Rueben?
- In 2025, 107 boys born in England and Wales were named Rueben, ranking 387th.
- Is Rueben a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,871 US babies named Rueben since 1880 were boys.
- When was Rueben most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 72 babies were named Rueben, its highest rank at 802nd.