Rueben is an uncommon variant of Ruben that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Rueben is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,929 for boy births in the United States (and #8,411 across all names), given to 28 babies. Rueben was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1921 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | #3,929 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #5,611 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #4,439 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #3,756 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #4,210 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,223 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #3,415 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #3,977 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #3,752 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #4,587 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #4,053 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #3,601 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | #3,158 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #4,477 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #4,492 |
| 2009 | 39 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 2008 | 40 | 40 | #2,996 |
| 2007 | 37 | 37 | #3,125 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #4,196 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #3,436 |
| 2004 | 47 | 47 | #2,412 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #2,613 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | #2,873 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #1,864 |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #2,448 |
| 1998 | 39 | 39 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #1,724 |
| 1996 | 49 | — | #1,866 |
| 1995 | 47 | — | #1,859 |
| 1994 | 46 | — | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #1,765 |
| 1992 | 62 | — | #1,484 |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #1,670 |
| 1990 | 72 | — | #1,315 |
| 1989 | 64 | — | #1,380 |
| 1988 | 68 | — | #1,248 |
| 1987 | 57 | — | #1,313 |
| 1986 | 63 | — | #1,214 |
| 1985 | 46 | — | #1,475 |
| 1984 | 49 | — | #1,362 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | #1,250 |
| 1982 | 57 | — | #1,240 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | #1,306 |
| 1980 | 66 | — | #1,121 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #1,286 |
| 1978 | 52 | — | #1,255 |
| 1977 | 54 | — | #1,206 |
| 1976 | 54 | — | #1,175 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | #1,112 |
| 1974 | 43 | — | #1,303 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | #1,173 |
| 1972 | 57 | — | #1,080 |
| 1971 | 40 | — | #1,346 |
| 1970 | 47 | — | #1,218 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | #1,558 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | #1,362 |
| 1967 | 42 | — | #1,160 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #1,126 |
| 1965 | 44 | — | #1,140 |
| 1964 | 35 | — | #1,346 |
| 1963 | 51 | — | #1,078 |
| 1962 | 55 | — | #1,037 |
| 1961 | 41 | — | #1,247 |
| 1960 | 49 | — | #1,130 |
| 1959 | 37 | — | #1,296 |
| 1958 | 50 | — | #1,087 |
| 1957 | 54 | — | #1,039 |
| 1956 | 38 | — | #1,253 |
| 1955 | 40 | — | #1,194 |
| 1954 | 40 | — | #1,198 |
| 1953 | 36 | — | #1,259 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | #1,295 |
| 1951 | 29 | — | #1,400 |
| 1950 | 40 | — | #1,137 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | #1,044 |
| 1948 | 31 | — | #1,319 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | #1,269 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | #1,375 |
| 1945 | 25 | — | #1,344 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #1,432 |
| 1943 | 36 | — | #1,153 |
| 1942 | 35 | — | #1,190 |
| 1941 | 31 | — | #1,205 |
| 1940 | 23 | — | #1,428 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #1,861 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,678 |
| 1937 | 38 | — | #1,053 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | #1,114 |
| 1935 | 33 | — | #1,161 |
| 1934 | 22 | — | #1,489 |
| 1933 | 37 | — | #1,088 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | #1,418 |
| 1931 | 43 | — | #1,026 |
| 1930 | 48 | — | #989 |
| 1929 | 43 | — | #1,053 |
| 1928 | 50 | — | #975 |
| 1927 | 50 | — | #1,000 |
| 1926 | 62 | — | #841 |
| 1925 | 53 | — | #931 |
| 1924 | 62 | — | #883 |
| 1923 | 67 | — | #831 |
| 1922 | 69 | — | #816 |
| 1921 | 72 | — | #802 |
| 1920 | 51 | — | #971 |
| 1919 | 61 | — | #848 |
| 1918 | 59 | — | #867 |
| 1917 | 58 | — | #845 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | #1,009 |
| 1915 | 50 | — | #876 |
| 1914 | 41 | — | #852 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | #1,042 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,215 |
| 1911 | 17 | — | #818 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,183 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #922 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #1,388 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,073 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,372 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #850 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,189 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,064 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #938 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #1,012 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #869 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #833 |