Ruben
Boy · ROO-ben · Hebrew
Ruben is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son”. In 2025 it ranked 103rd for boys in the UK (562 babies) and 480th for boys in the US (632 babies).
What does Ruben mean?
Hebrew: form of Reuben
“behold, a son”
The form of Reuben used in Spanish, Dutch and Scandinavian languages; in the Bible Reuben is Jacob's eldest son.
- Say it
- ROO-ben
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Is Ruben a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruben is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 562 boys in the UK and 632 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruben in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #103among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 562about 1 in 530 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 562 boys in the UK were named Ruben, making it the 103rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 127th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 582 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ruben in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,256 boys in the UK were given Ruben or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #18, up from #103 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 100th in England and Wales, 152nd in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Ruben in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 562 | #103 |
| 2024 | 479 | #126 |
| 2023 | 517 | #114 |
| 2022 | 527 | #122 |
| 2021 | 582 | #114 |
| 2020 | 495 | #127 |
| 2019 | 479 | #131 |
| 2018 | 477 | #138 |
| 2017 | 381 | #165 |
| 2016 | 401 | #169 |
| 2015 | 412 | #161 |
| 2014 | 389 | #164 |
| 2013 | 397 | #162 |
| 2012 | 373 | #180 |
| 2011 | 350 | #180 |
| 2010 | 340 | #181 |
| 2009 | 340 | #181 |
| 2008 | 272 | #199 |
| 2007 | 269 | #199 |
| 2006 | 253 | #194 |
| 2005 | 275 | #183 |
| 2004 | 212 | #202 |
| 2003 | 165 | #228 |
| 2002 | 133 | #250 |
| 2001 | 107 | #290 |
| 2000 | 70 | #379 |
| 1999 | 60 | #412 |
| 1998 | 52 | #457 |
| 1997 | 41 | #510 |
| 1996 | 50 | #440 |
How popular is Ruben in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #480among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 632about 1 in 2,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 632 boys in the US were named Ruben, making it the 480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 465th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 1,805 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ruben in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 946 boys in the US were given Ruben or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #355, up from #480 for this spelling alone.
Ruben in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 632 | #480 |
| 2024 | 607 | #504 |
| 2023 | 629 | #481 |
| 2022 | 670 | #458 |
| 2021 | 653 | #460 |
| 2020 | 637 | #465 |
| 2019 | 743 | #415 |
| 2018 | 753 | #416 |
| 2017 | 749 | #418 |
| 2016 | 801 | #396 |
| 2015 | 864 | #374 |
| 2014 | 893 | #359 |
| 2013 | 889 | #355 |
| 2012 | 959 | #329 |
| 2011 | 977 | #323 |
| 2010 | 1,102 | #297 |
| 2009 | 1,199 | #282 |
| 2008 | 1,356 | #257 |
| 2007 | 1,479 | #243 |
| 2006 | 1,597 | #225 |
| 2005 | 1,466 | #234 |
| 2004 | 1,601 | #218 |
| 2003 | 1,655 | #215 |
| 2002 | 1,572 | #219 |
| 2001 | 1,736 | #207 |
| 2000 | 1,718 | #206 |
| 1999 | 1,637 | #209 |
| 1998 | 1,583 | #205 |
| 1997 | 1,595 | #199 |
| 1996 | 1,663 | #190 |
| 1995 | 1,697 | #184 |
| 1994 | 1,725 | #181 |
| 1993 | 1,749 | #184 |
| 1992 | 1,805 | #178 |
| 1991 | 1,732 | #183 |
| 1990 | 1,744 | #178 |
| 1989 | 1,598 | #186 |
| 1988 | 1,594 | #178 |
| 1987 | 1,527 | #180 |
| 1986 | 1,382 | #186 |
| 1985 | 1,454 | #180 |
| 1984 | 1,374 | #183 |
| 1983 | 1,497 | #174 |
| 1982 | 1,472 | #177 |
| 1981 | 1,473 | #169 |
| 1980 | 1,487 | #165 |
| 1979 | 1,396 | #172 |
| 1978 | 1,380 | #172 |
| 1977 | 1,365 | #173 |
| 1976 | 1,360 | #171 |
| 1975 | 1,376 | #172 |
| 1974 | 1,382 | #172 |
| 1973 | 1,309 | #179 |
| 1972 | 1,321 | #184 |
| 1971 | 1,323 | #191 |
| 1970 | 1,326 | #198 |
| 1969 | 1,236 | #201 |
| 1968 | 1,138 | #204 |
| 1967 | 1,174 | #197 |
| 1966 | 1,195 | #200 |
| 1965 | 1,149 | #212 |
| 1964 | 1,348 | #208 |
| 1963 | 1,260 | #218 |
| 1962 | 1,380 | #207 |
| 1961 | 1,386 | #206 |
| 1960 | 1,357 | #208 |
| 1959 | 1,359 | #209 |
| 1958 | 1,372 | #202 |
| 1957 | 1,380 | #197 |
| 1956 | 1,371 | #199 |
| 1955 | 1,293 | #199 |
| 1954 | 1,259 | #198 |
| 1953 | 1,200 | #202 |
| 1952 | 1,095 | #201 |
| 1951 | 1,040 | #200 |
| 1950 | 1,026 | #200 |
| 1949 | 998 | #203 |
| 1948 | 908 | #209 |
| 1947 | 738 | #238 |
| 1946 | 647 | #241 |
| 1945 | 560 | #238 |
| 1944 | 507 | #262 |
| 1943 | 544 | #260 |
| 1942 | 514 | #262 |
| 1941 | 460 | #258 |
| 1940 | 443 | #266 |
| 1939 | 450 | #254 |
| 1938 | 445 | #259 |
| 1937 | 489 | #238 |
| 1936 | 481 | #238 |
| 1935 | 489 | #240 |
| 1934 | 443 | #255 |
| 1933 | 398 | #266 |
| 1932 | 469 | #247 |
| 1931 | 465 | #247 |
| 1930 | 515 | #243 |
| 1929 | 486 | #253 |
| 1928 | 491 | #253 |
| 1927 | 479 | #264 |
| 1926 | 440 | #270 |
| 1925 | 427 | #277 |
| 1924 | 398 | #289 |
| 1923 | 368 | #293 |
| 1922 | 361 | #300 |
| 1921 | 357 | #301 |
| 1920 | 336 | #313 |
| 1919 | 292 | #330 |
| 1918 | 286 | #338 |
| 1917 | 289 | #315 |
| 1916 | 237 | #349 |
| 1915 | 256 | #330 |
| 1914 | 199 | #324 |
| 1913 | 154 | #329 |
| 1912 | 134 | #321 |
| 1911 | 59 | #357 |
| 1910 | 83 | #267 |
| 1909 | 71 | #264 |
| 1908 | 60 | #278 |
| 1907 | 62 | #266 |
| 1906 | 52 | #273 |
| 1905 | 41 | #314 |
| 1904 | 38 | #322 |
| 1903 | 50 | #257 |
| 1902 | 45 | #282 |
| 1901 | 35 | #294 |
| 1900 | 50 | #292 |
| 1899 | 32 | #311 |
| 1898 | 45 | #266 |
| 1897 | 42 | #279 |
| 1896 | 49 | #259 |
| 1895 | 37 | #295 |
| 1894 | 33 | #306 |
| 1893 | 41 | #273 |
| 1892 | 44 | #270 |
| 1891 | 25 | #340 |
| 1890 | 25 | #351 |
| 1889 | 33 | #294 |
| 1888 | 21 | #404 |
| 1887 | 34 | #276 |
| 1886 | 40 | #267 |
| 1885 | 28 | #318 |
| 1884 | 28 | #331 |
| 1883 | 30 | #298 |
| 1882 | 34 | #294 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 30 | #305 |
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