Ruban
Boy · ROO-ban
Ruban is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Ruban come from?
Used by Tamil families; also a form of Reuben
- Say it
- ROO-ban
Is Ruban a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruban is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruban in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ruban, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ruban in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,256 boys in the UK were given Ruban or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #18, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Ruban in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Ruban
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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