Ruben

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Ruben is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 116,573 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 115,918 as boys and 655 as girls. Ruben gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1992 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #619 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 607
2023 629
2022 669
2021 652
2020 636
2019 743
2018 753
2017 749
2016 801
2015 864
2014 893
2013 889
2012 959
2011 977
2010 1,102
2009 1,205
2008 1,356
2007 1,479
2006 1,597
2005 1,471
2004 1,606
2003 1,655
2002 1,572
2001 1,736
2000 1,724
1999 1,649
1998 1,588
1997 1,600
1996 1,668
1995 1,703
1994 1,737
1993 1,760
1992 1,814
1991 1,750
1990 1,755
1989 1,614
1988 1,610
1987 1,536
1986 1,389
1985 1,475
1984 1,390
1983 1,511
1982 1,485
1981 1,482
1980 1,508
1979 1,413
1978 1,386
1977 1,379
1976 1,372
1975 1,386
1974 1,393
1973 1,321
1972 1,337
1971 1,334
1970 1,339
1969 1,248
1968 1,145
1967 1,182
1966 1,201
1965 1,155
1964 1,357
1963 1,265
1962 1,389
1961 1,396
1960 1,369
1959 1,368
1958 1,376
1957 1,387
1956 1,386
1955 1,305
1954 1,273
1953 1,208
1952 1,101
1951 1,050
1950 1,041
1949 1,007
1948 913
1947 737
1946 654
1945 560
1944 513
1943 544
1942 514
1941 468
1940 447
1939 450
1938 455
1937 496
1936 488
1935 489
1934 443
1933 405
1932 475
1931 465
1930 521
1929 485
1928 498
1927 479
1926 440
1925 432
1924 398
1923 368
1922 361
1921 357
1920 336
1919 292
1918 286
1917 289
1916 237
1915 256
1914 199
1913 154
1912 134
1911 59
1910 83
1909 71
1908 60
1907 62
1906 52
1905 41
1904 38
1903 50
1902 45
1901 35
1900 50
1899 32
1898 45
1897 42
1896 49
1895 37
1894 33
1893 41
1892 44
1891 25
1890 25
1889 33
1888 21
1887 34
1886 40
1885 28
1884 28
1883 30
1882 34
1881 21
1880 30