Ruvim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- roo-VEEM
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Ruvim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Ruvim mean?
Hebrew: Russian and Ukrainian form of Reuben
“behold, a son”
Russian and Ukrainian form of Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob in Genesis.
Is Ruvim a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruvim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruvim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 121% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Ruvim, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Ruvim in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ruvim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Ruvim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Aarav, Rishi, Ravi, Dhruv, Viraj, Vihaan, Krishiv, Veer, Krish, Ivaan, Aj
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruvim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruvim, updated 20 October 2026.