Reuben is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and remains in steady use.
Reuben is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #889 for boy births in the United States (and #1,832 across all names), given to 269 babies. Reuben first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (465 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | 269 | — | #889 |
| 2024 | 283 | 283 | — | #860 |
| 2023 | 303 | 303 | — | #812 |
| 2022 | 285 | 285 | — | #852 |
| 2021 | 263 | 263 | — | #883 |
| 2020 | 246 | 246 | — | #909 |
| 2019 | 245 | 245 | — | #893 |
| 2018 | 229 | 229 | — | #928 |
| 2017 | 240 | 240 | — | #897 |
| 2016 | 251 | 251 | — | #875 |
| 2015 | 258 | 258 | — | #868 |
| 2014 | 267 | 267 | — | #844 |
| 2013 | 237 | 237 | — | #880 |
| 2012 | 215 | 215 | — | #947 |
| 2011 | 215 | 215 | — | #931 |
| 2010 | 202 | 202 | — | #978 |
| 2009 | 242 | 242 | — | #874 |
| 2008 | 223 | 223 | — | #919 |
| 2007 | 226 | 226 | — | #891 |
| 2006 | 236 | 236 | — | #854 |
| 2005 | 222 | 222 | — | #837 |
| 2004 | 226 | 226 | — | #801 |
| 2003 | 233 | 233 | — | #761 |
| 2002 | 236 | 236 | — | #739 |
| 2001 | 220 | 220 | — | #775 |
| 2000 | 215 | 215 | — | #775 |
| 1999 | 234 | 234 | — | #710 |
| 1998 | 231 | 231 | — | #719 |
| 1997 | 205 | — | — | #740 |
| 1996 | 225 | — | — | #706 |
| 1995 | 226 | — | — | #706 |
| 1994 | 247 | — | — | #661 |
| 1993 | 240 | — | — | #666 |
| 1992 | 249 | — | — | #661 |
| 1991 | 275 | — | — | #616 |
| 1990 | 304 | — | — | #582 |
| 1989 | 287 | — | — | #577 |
| 1988 | 279 | — | #13,369 | #556 |
| 1987 | 292 | — | — | #527 |
| 1986 | 295 | — | — | #515 |
| 1985 | 279 | — | — | #523 |
| 1984 | 255 | — | — | #545 |
| 1983 | 240 | — | — | #543 |
| 1982 | 267 | — | — | #523 |
| 1981 | 283 | — | #8,812 | #508 |
| 1980 | 294 | — | — | #495 |
| 1979 | 267 | — | — | #515 |
| 1978 | 295 | — | — | #473 |
| 1977 | 287 | — | — | #476 |
| 1976 | 269 | — | — | #483 |
| 1975 | 229 | — | — | #530 |
| 1974 | 245 | — | — | #507 |
| 1973 | 212 | — | — | #538 |
| 1972 | 231 | — | — | #518 |
| 1971 | 259 | — | — | #506 |
| 1970 | 254 | — | #7,767 | #512 |
| 1969 | 160 | — | — | #621 |
| 1968 | 181 | — | — | #566 |
| 1967 | 178 | — | — | #562 |
| 1966 | 174 | — | — | #574 |
| 1965 | 214 | — | — | #525 |
| 1964 | 236 | — | — | #510 |
| 1963 | 246 | — | — | #512 |
| 1962 | 214 | — | — | #544 |
| 1961 | 222 | — | — | #534 |
| 1960 | 251 | — | — | #498 |
| 1959 | 242 | — | — | #506 |
| 1958 | 216 | — | — | #524 |
| 1957 | 241 | — | — | #500 |
| 1956 | 220 | — | — | #511 |
| 1955 | 221 | — | — | #497 |
| 1954 | 180 | — | — | #539 |
| 1953 | 201 | — | — | #496 |
| 1952 | 246 | — | — | #452 |
| 1951 | 220 | — | — | #457 |
| 1950 | 206 | — | — | #464 |
| 1949 | 207 | — | — | #458 |
| 1948 | 213 | — | — | #457 |
| 1947 | 202 | — | — | #474 |
| 1946 | 227 | — | — | #422 |
| 1945 | 181 | — | — | #442 |
| 1944 | 204 | — | — | #426 |
| 1943 | 201 | — | — | #447 |
| 1942 | 222 | — | — | #412 |
| 1941 | 213 | — | — | #396 |
| 1940 | 190 | — | — | #425 |
| 1939 | 178 | — | — | #427 |
| 1938 | 217 | — | — | #382 |
| 1937 | 203 | — | — | #387 |
| 1936 | 209 | — | — | #378 |
| 1935 | 227 | — | — | #359 |
| 1934 | 225 | — | — | #363 |
| 1933 | 229 | — | — | #359 |
| 1932 | 248 | — | — | #351 |
| 1931 | 250 | — | — | #349 |
| 1930 | 283 | — | — | #329 |
| 1929 | 290 | — | — | #326 |
| 1928 | 303 | — | — | #321 |
| 1927 | 380 | — | #5,473 | #297 |
| 1926 | 373 | — | #4,743 | #298 |
| 1925 | 361 | — | — | #301 |
| 1924 | 440 | — | #5,742 | #273 |
| 1923 | 432 | — | #4,873 | #275 |
| 1922 | 439 | — | — | #271 |
| 1921 | 399 | — | — | #278 |
| 1920 | 465 | — | — | #254 |
| 1919 | 432 | — | — | #255 |
| 1918 | 458 | — | #5,442 | #250 |
| 1917 | 430 | — | — | #244 |
| 1916 | 441 | — | — | #239 |
| 1915 | 431 | — | — | #231 |
| 1914 | 372 | — | — | #216 |
| 1913 | 293 | — | — | #217 |
| 1912 | 220 | — | — | #235 |
| 1911 | 109 | — | — | #246 |
| 1910 | 93 | — | — | #251 |
| 1909 | 91 | — | — | #229 |
| 1908 | 102 | — | — | #199 |
| 1907 | 88 | — | — | #217 |
| 1906 | 79 | — | — | #222 |
| 1905 | 88 | — | — | #197 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | — | #222 |
| 1903 | 65 | — | — | #227 |
| 1902 | 82 | — | — | #198 |
| 1901 | 68 | — | — | #207 |
| 1900 | 86 | — | — | #212 |
| 1899 | 64 | — | — | #207 |
| 1898 | 78 | — | — | #195 |
| 1897 | 82 | — | — | #190 |
| 1896 | 90 | — | — | #181 |
| 1895 | 102 | — | — | #155 |
| 1894 | 87 | — | — | #174 |
| 1893 | 86 | — | — | #169 |
| 1892 | 89 | — | — | #178 |
| 1891 | 75 | — | — | #174 |
| 1890 | 75 | — | — | #179 |
| 1889 | 73 | — | — | #183 |
| 1888 | 84 | — | — | #176 |
| 1887 | 54 | — | — | #214 |
| 1886 | 81 | — | — | #172 |
| 1885 | 72 | — | — | #182 |
| 1884 | 82 | — | — | #172 |
| 1883 | 57 | — | — | #201 |
| 1882 | 73 | — | — | #184 |
| 1881 | 73 | — | — | #165 |
| 1880 | 92 | — | — | #149 |