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Reuben-Lee

Gender
Boy
Say it
ROO-ben-LEE
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#3,747 for boys

Reuben-Lee is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son + clearing, meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).

What does Reuben-Lee mean?

Hebrew: Reuben + Lee

“behold, a son + clearing, meadow”

Joins Reuben (Hebrew, “behold, a son”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).

Meanings borrowed from Reuben and Lee.

Is Reuben-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Reuben-Lee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Reuben-Lee in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,747th among boys
Babies in 2025
5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fast up 150% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Reuben-Lee, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.

2016Busiest: 10 in 20242025
Reuben-Lee in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255#3,747
202410#2,328
20230–
20223#5,017
20210–
20206#3,108
20190–
20180–
20173#4,995
20163#5,015

Names like Reuben-Lee

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Reuben-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reuben-lee, updated 20 October 2026.