Ruben: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced ROO-buhn · 2 syllables

Ruben means “son”, from Hebrew.

From Hebrew (r'uven).

How popular is Ruben?

Ruben was the #480 name in the US in 2025, given to 632 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 30% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Ruben in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Ruben are older than 44; most are between 20 and 77. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Ruben have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Ruben means “son”. It comes from Hebrew.

Ruben is pronounced ROO-buhn.

Ruben was the #480 name in the US in 2025, given to 632 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 30% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Ruben are older than 44. Most are between 20 and 77.