Ruben

Given to 117,207 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#480
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
632
boys 632
Peak year
1992
1,805 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
117,207
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ruben was most popular in 1992, when 1,805 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.90 per 1,000). In 2025, 632 babies were named Ruben, ranking #480 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1992 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ruben was most popular in 1992, when 1,805 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.90 per 1,000). In 2025, 632 babies were named Ruben, ranking #480 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1992

Ruben was most popular in 1992, when 1,805 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.90 per 1,000). In 2025, 632 babies were named Ruben, ranking #480 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 632 480
2024 <5 — 607 504
2023 <5 — 629 481
2022 <5 — 670 458
2021 <5 — 653 460
2020 <5 — 637 465
2019 <5 — 743 415
2018 <5 — 753 416
2017 <5 — 749 418
2016 <5 — 801 396
2015 <5 — 864 374
2014 <5 — 893 359
2013 <5 — 889 355
2012 <5 — 959 329
2011 <5 — 977 323
2010 <5 — 1,102 297
2009 6 15242 1,199 282
2008 <5 — 1,356 257
2007 <5 — 1,479 243
2006 <5 — 1,597 225
2005 5 16462 1,466 234
2004 5 16099 1,601 218
2003 <5 — 1,655 215
2002 <5 — 1,572 219
2001 <5 — 1,736 207
2000 6 13154 1,718 206
1999 12 7716 1,637 209
1998 5 14122 1,583 205
1997 5 13724 1,595 199
1996 5 13518 1,663 190
1995 6 11783 1,697 184
1994 13 6672 1,725 181
1993 11 7498 1,749 184
1992 9 8734 1,805 178
1991 18 5181 1,732 183
1990 11 7303 1,744 178
1989 16 5286 1,598 186
1988 16 5065 1,594 178
1987 9 7353 1,527 180
1986 7 8523 1,382 186
1985 21 3852 1,454 180
1984 16 4478 1,374 183
1983 14 4884 1,497 174
1982 13 5209 1,472 177
1981 9 6804 1,473 169
1980 21 3719 1,487 165
1979 16 4420 1,396 172
1978 6 8562 1,380 172
1977 14 4652 1,365 173
1976 11 5215 1,360 171
1975 10 5516 1,376 172
1974 11 5011 1,382 172
1973 12 4586 1,309 179
1972 16 3714 1,321 184
1971 11 4810 1,323 191
1970 13 4246 1,326 198
1969 12 4198 1,236 201
1968 7 5642 1,138 204
1967 8 4982 1,174 197
1966 6 5809 1,195 200
1965 6 5817 1,149 212
1964 9 4636 1,348 208
1963 5 6592 1,260 218
1962 10 4263 1,380 207
1961 10 4239 1,386 206
1960 11 3920 1,357 208
1959 9 4300 1,359 209
1958 5 6103 1,372 202
1957 6 5377 1,380 197
1956 15 3048 1,371 199
1955 11 3571 1,293 199
1954 16 2779 1,259 198
1953 7 4595 1,200 202
1952 6 4908 1,095 201
1951 10 3482 1,040 200
1950 15 2652 1,026 200
1949 9 3612 998 203
1948 5 5243 908 209
1947 <5 — 738 238
1946 6 4417 647 241
1945 <5 — 560 238
1944 6 4054 507 262
1943 <5 — 544 260
1942 <5 — 514 262
1941 7 3559 460 258
1940 5 4349 443 266
1939 <5 — 450 254
1938 10 2730 445 259
1937 7 3434 489 238
1936 7 3376 481 238
1935 <5 — 489 240
1934 <5 — 443 255
1933 7 3406 398 266
1932 6 3901 469 247
1931 <5 — 465 247
1930 5 4550 515 243
1929 <5 — 486 253
1928 7 3743 491 253
1927 <5 — 479 264
1926 <5 — 440 270
1925 5 4973 427 277
1924 <5 — 398 289
1923 <5 — 368 293
1922 <5 — 361 300
1921 <5 — 357 301
1920 <5 — 336 313
1919 <5 — 292 330
1918 <5 — 286 338
1917 <5 — 289 315
1916 <5 — 237 349
1915 <5 — 256 330
1914 <5 — 199 324
1913 <5 — 154 329
1912 <5 — 134 321
1911 <5 — 59 357
1910 <5 — 83 267
1909 <5 — 71 264
1908 <5 — 60 278
1907 <5 — 62 266
1906 <5 — 52 273
1905 <5 — 41 314
1904 <5 — 38 322
1903 <5 — 50 257
1902 <5 — 45 282
1901 <5 — 35 294
1900 <5 — 50 292
1899 <5 — 32 311
1898 <5 — 45 266
1897 <5 — 42 279
1896 <5 — 49 259
1895 <5 — 37 295
1894 <5 — 33 306
1893 <5 — 41 273
1892 <5 — 44 270
1891 <5 — 25 340
1890 <5 — 25 351
1889 <5 — 33 294
1888 <5 — 21 404
1887 <5 — 34 276
1886 <5 — 40 267
1885 <5 — 28 318
1884 <5 — 28 331
1883 <5 — 30 298
1882 <5 — 34 294
1881 <5 — 21 360
1880 <5 — 30 305

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Other spellings

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Where Ruben is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years