Ruben

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Origin and meaning of Ruben

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (8,623 births)

Girls - 1% (6 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: Scandinavian and Dutch variant of the Hebrew name Reuben
Meaning:: Behold a son
More info:: Ruben is a Scandinavian and Dutch variant of the name Reuben, which is the English transcription of the Hebrew name Re'uven, which means "behold, a son."

Pronunciation:: ROO bin

Form of:: Reuben

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Popularity:: Ranks 329th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Ruben (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Ruben was chosen 107,560 times as a name, 655 times for girls and 106,905 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	662	-	329	-	951
2011	648	-	323	-	971
2010	605	-	296	-	1,092
2009	559	16,805	281	6	1,196
2008	515	-	257	-	1,351
2007	489	-	243	-	1,473
2006	442	-	228	-	1,589
2005	467	18,564	234	5	1,463
2004	435	18,217	218	5	1,600
2003	418	-	215	-	1,655
2002	430	-	219	-	1,570
2001	396	-	207	-	1,733
2000	390	14,633	207	6	1,716
1999	397	8,118	209	12	1,637
1998	405	16,044	205	5	1,581
1997	392	15,599	199	5	1,594
1996	377	15,331	190	5	1,660
1995	367	13,010	184	6	1,696
1994	357	6,988	181	13	1,722
1993	356	7,929	185	11	1,745
1992	349	9,316	178	9	1,803
1991	352	5,343	181	18	1,733
1990	348	7,742	178	11	1,741
1989	363	5,488	186	16	1,594
1988	356	5,246	178	16	1,591
1987	362	7,851	180	9	1,527
1986	378	9,319	186	7	1,381
1985	361	3,948	180	21	1,454
1984	376	4,675	183	16	1,371
1983	356	5,074	174	14	1,493
1982	363	5,457	177	13	1,471
1981	358	7,248	169	9	1,473
1980	349	3,814	165	21	1,488
1979	363	4,568	172	16	1,394
1978	362	9,437	172	6	1,379
1977	370	4,855	173	14	1,365
1976	356	5,494	172	11	1,359
1975	357	5,868	172	10	1,374
1974	358	5,267	172	11	1,384
1973	375	4,784	179	12	1,307
1972	391	3,850	184	16	1,323
1971	416	5,034	192	11	1,320
1970	433	4,432	199	13	1,325
1969	437	4,370	201	12	1,237
1968	442	6,110	204	7	1,138
1967	436	5,339	197	8	1,174
1966	441	6,412	199	6	1,197
1965	461	6,356	212	6	1,149
1964	442	4,922	208	9	1,343
1963	464	7,427	218	5	1,260
1962	433	4,481	207	10	1,381
1961	438	4,473	206	10	1,381
1960	439	4,114	208	11	1,358
1959	438	4,566	208	9	1,359
1958	425	6,831	202	5	1,372
1957	423	5,940	197	6	1,385
1956	414	3,148	199	15	1,363
1955	423	3,745	200	11	1,284
1954	418	2,869	198	16	1,260
1953	426	4,940	202	7	1,197
1952	437	5,447	201	6	1,095
1951	439	3,668	200	10	1,035
1950	432	2,754	200	15	1,027
1949	436	3,845	202	9	999
1948	456	5,891	209	5	910
1947	526	-	240	-	735
1946	524	4,861	238	6	651
1945	529	-	239	-	557
1944	558	4,485	264	6	506
1943	558	-	260	-	543
1942	565	-	263	-	512
1941	551	3,891	258	7	461
1940	560	4,914	266	5	443
1939	543	-	254	-	450
1938	549	2,899	261	10	444
1937	511	3,739	237	7	490
1936	505	3,654	236	7	482
1935	510	-	240	-	487
1934	547	-	256	-	442
1933	573	3,695	266	7	398
1932	532	4,339	247	6	468
1931	539	-	247	-	465
1930	529	5,145	243	5	519
1929	551	-	255	-	482
1928	547	4,128	253	7	492
1927	567	-	264	-	477
1926	587	-	269	-	442
1925	604	5,647	280	5	423
1924	627	-	289	-	400
1923	636	-	292	-	370
1922	645	-	301	-	359
1921	651	-	302	-	357
1920	679	-	314	-	336
1919	710	-	331	-	292
1918	728	-	340	-	286
1917	688	-	316	-	289
1916	757	-	351	-	237
1915	707	-	330	-	256
1914	708	-	324	-	199
1913	720	-	330	-	154
1912	723	-	324	-	134
1911	905	-	361	-	59
1910	705	-	269	-	83
1909	708	-	264	-	71
1908	747	-	280	-	60
1907	723	-	268	-	62
1906	749	-	278	-	52
1905	857	-	315	-	41
1904	871	-	326	-	38
1903	715	-	262	-	50
1902	747	-	284	-	45
1901	817	-	302	-	35
1900	773	-	296	-	50
1899	844	-	313	-	32
1898	719	-	267	-	45
1897	728	-	282	-	42
1896	670	-	259	-	49
1895	775	-	300	-	37
1894	799	-	307	-	33
1893	699	-	274	-	41
1892	673	-	273	-	44
1891	854	-	347	-	25
1890	882	-	356	-	25
1889	722	-	303	-	33
1888	950	-	412	-	21
1887	653	-	288	-	34
1886	611	-	271	-	40
1885	710	-	325	-	28
1884	710	-	335	-	28
1883	632	-	305	-	30
1882	600	-	297	-	34
1881	732	-	374	-	21
1880	593	-	311	-	30

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	688	-	324
1890-99	755	-	296
1900-09	778	-	290
1910-19	738	-	327
1920-29	616	4888	285
1930-39	533	3912	248
1940-49	536	4808	249
1950-59	426	4371	200
1960-64	444	5124	210
1965-69	445	6054	203
1970-74	404	4525	189
1975-79	361	6414	172
1980-84	357	5398	171
1985-89	364	6591	181
1990-94	351	7583	181
1995-99	385	14996	195
2000	390	14633	207
2001	396	-	207
2002	430	-	219
2003	418	-	215
2004	435	18217	218
2005	467	18564	234
2006	442	-	228
2007	489	-	243
2008	515	-	257
2009	559	16805	281
2010	605	-	296
2011	648	-	323
2012	662	-	329

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Meaning of Ruben: Ruben is a Scandinavian and Dutch variant of the name Reuben, which is the English transcription of the Hebrew name Re'uven, which means "behold, a son

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