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Ruben

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
Behold - A Son
Hebrew
Behold, a son
ScandinavianReuben
A version of ; Behold, a son

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ruben

Pronunciation

r(u)-ben

Famous People

Singer Ruben Studdard

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #178, 1,805 births); most recent 2025 (rank #480, 632 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #3852, 21 births); most recent 2009 (rank #15222, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025632–
2024607–
2023629–
2022669–
2021652–
2020636–
2019743–
2018753–
2017749–
2016801–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #110, 540 births); most recent 2025 (rank #100, 527 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025527
2024435
2023471
2022480
2021540
2020454
2019429
2018435
2017358
2016363

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #67, 1,042 births); most recent 2023 (rank #204, 295 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023295
2022363
2021498
2020469
2019479
2018596
2017688
2016772
2015882
20141,034

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #178, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #188, 25 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202525
202424
202328
202220
202130
202021
201916
201817
201716
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #121, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #152, 29 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202529
202437
202342
202234
202133
202033
201940
201833
201718
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #163, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20247
20234
202213
20219
20208
201910
20189
20175
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #282, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
202214
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
20178
20165
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence