Ruben-Lee
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROO-ben-LEE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Ruben-Lee is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son + clearing, meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Ruben-Lee mean?
Hebrew: Ruben + Lee
“behold, a son + clearing, meadow”
Joins Ruben (Hebrew, “behold, a son”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).
Meanings borrowed from Ruben and Lee.
Is Ruben-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruben-Lee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruben-Lee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ruben-Lee, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ruben-Lee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
Names like Ruben-Lee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse, Theodore, Rory, Elias, Raphael, Elijah, Rowan, Ronnie, Reggie, Reuben, Tobias, Matteo
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Ruben-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruben-lee, updated 20 October 2026.