Rubens
Boy · ROO-benz · Hebrew
Rubens is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rubens mean?
Hebrew: Dutch and Flemish surname meaning 'son of Ruben' (Reuben); used as a first name in Brazil
“behold, a son”
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was the leading Flemish Baroque painter.
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- ROO-benz
Is Rubens a girl's or a boy's name?
Rubens is a boys' name.
How popular is Rubens in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Rubens in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Rubens in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Rubens in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rubens in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
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