Ruben

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Afrikaans	Boy	Behold a son
Andalusian	Boy	Behold a son
Armenian	Boy	Behold a son
Belgian	Boy	Behold a son
Hebrew	Boy	beholf of a son
Spanish	Boy	Behold, a son

Fun Facts About the Name Ruben

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Nebur

Scrabble Score

7 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

RabinReubinRoubenAdebenBen

Popularity of Ruben

Popularity Analysis

The name Ruben first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1980 when it reached rank #165. As of 2024, it ranked #501.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	501	Male	0.0329%
2023	480	Male	0.0342%
2022	460	Male	0.0357%
2021	460	Male	0.0348%
2020	465	Male	0.0345%
2019	415	Male	0.0386%
2018	415	Male	0.0388%
2017	418	Male	0.0379%
2016	396	Male	0.0396%
2015	375	Male	0.0422%
2014	357	Male	0.0437%
2013	355	Male	0.0440%
2012	330	Male	0.0472%
2011	323	Male	0.0481%
2010	296	Male	0.0537%
2009	281	Male	0.0567%
2008	257	Male	0.0622%
2007	243	Male	0.0667%
2006	228	Male	0.0726%
2005	234	Male	0.0689%
2004	218	Male	0.0758%
2003	215	Male	0.0788%
2002	219	Male	0.0761%
2001	207	Male	0.0839%
2000	207	Male	0.0822%
1999	209	Male	0.0804%
1998	205	Male	0.0780%
1997	199	Male	0.0799%
1996	190	Male	0.0829%
1995	184	Male	0.0844%
1994	181	Male	0.0846%
1993	184	Male	0.0846%
1992	178	Male	0.0859%
1991	181	Male	0.0819%
1990	178	Male	0.0809%
1989	186	Male	0.0761%
1988	178	Male	0.0795%
1987	180	Male	0.0784%
1986	186	Male	0.0720%
1985	180	Male	0.0756%
1984	183	Male	0.0731%
1983	174	Male	0.0802%
1982	177	Male	0.0781%
1981	169	Male	0.0792%
1980	165	Male	0.0803%
1979	172	Male	0.0779%
1978	171	Male	0.0808%
1977	173	Male	0.0799%
1976	172	Male	0.0833%
1975	172	Male	0.0847%
1974	172	Male	0.0849%
1973	179	Male	0.0810%
1972	184	Male	0.0790%
1971	192	Male	0.0726%
1970	199	Male	0.0696%
1969	201	Male	0.0675%
1968	204	Male	0.0641%
1967	197	Male	0.0660%
1966	199	Male	0.0659%
1965	212	Male	0.0606%
1964	208	Male	0.0663%
1963	218	Male	0.0610%
1962	207	Male	0.0656%
1961	206	Male	0.0641%
1960	208	Male	0.0627%
1959	208	Male	0.0627%
1958	202	Male	0.0637%
1957	196	Male	0.0635%
1956	199	Male	0.0635%
1955	200	Male	0.0614%
1954	198	Male	0.0610%
1953	203	Male	0.0599%
1952	201	Male	0.0555%
1951	200	Male	0.0543%
1950	201	Male	0.0564%
1949	202	Male	0.0555%
1948	209	Male	0.0510%
1947	238	Male	0.0398%
1946	239	Male	0.0395%
1945	239	Male	0.0406%
1944	264	Male	0.0364%
1943	260	Male	0.0374%
1942	264	Male	0.0363%
1941	258	Male	0.0368%
1940	266	Male	0.0374%
1939	254	Male	0.0397%
1938	261	Male	0.0391%
1937	237	Male	0.0448%
1936	236	Male	0.0453%
1935	240	Male	0.0456%
1934	256	Male	0.0417%
1933	265	Male	0.0391%
1932	248	Male	0.0435%
1931	247	Male	0.0434%
1930	243	Male	0.0460%
1929	254	Male	0.0436%
1928	253	Male	0.0432%
1927	264	Male	0.0411%
1926	270	Male	0.0386%
1925	280	Male	0.0367%
1924	289	Male	0.0342%
1923	293	Male	0.0326%
1922	301	Male	0.0319%
1921	302	Male	0.0314%
1920	314	Male	0.0305%
1919	331	Male	0.0288%
1918	340	Male	0.0273%
1917	316	Male	0.0301%
1916	351	Male	0.0257%
1915	330	Male	0.0291%
1914	325	Male	0.0291%
1913	330	Male	0.0287%
1912	324	Male	0.0297%
1911	361	Male	0.0244%
1910	269	Male	0.0398%
1909	264	Male	0.0401%
1908	280	Male	0.0361%
1907	268	Male	0.0391%
1906	278	Male	0.0361%
1905	315	Male	0.0286%
1904	326	Male	0.0274%
1903	262	Male	0.0387%
1902	284	Male	0.0339%
1901	302	Male	0.0303%
1900	296	Male	0.0308%
1899	313	Male	0.0278%
1898	267	Male	0.0341%
1897	282	Male	0.0344%
1896	259	Male	0.0380%
1895	300	Male	0.0292%
1894	307	Male	0.0264%
1893	274	Male	0.0339%
1892	273	Male	0.0335%
1891	347	Male	0.0229%
1890	356	Male	0.0209%
1889	303	Male	0.0277%
1888	412	Male	0.0162%
1887	288	Male	0.0311%
1886	271	Male	0.0336%
1885	325	Male	0.0241%
1884	335	Male	0.0228%
1883	305	Male	0.0267%
1882	297	Male	0.0279%
1881	374	Male	0.0194%
1880	311	Male	0.0253%

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