Reuben
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 92 births
- Debut · boys
- 92 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,145since 1880
Reuben over time
Rank among boys' names. Reuben has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #883 | 269 | |
| 2024 | — | #857 | 283 | |
| 2023 | — | #809 | 303 | |
| 2022 | — | #852 | 285 | |
| 2021 | — | #879 | 263 | |
| 2020 | — | #907 | 246 | |
| 2019 | — | #890 | 245 | |
| 2018 | — | #927 | 229 | |
| 2017 | — | #895 | 240 | |
| 2016 | — | #874 | 251 | |
| 2015 | — | #868 | 258 | |
| 2014 | — | #844 | 267 | |
| 2013 | — | #880 | 237 | |
| 2012 | — | #946 | 215 | |
| 2011 | — | #928 | 215 | |
| 2010 | — | #976 | 202 | |
| 2009 | — | #867 | 242 | |
| 2008 | — | #918 | 223 | |
| 2007 | — | #889 | 226 | |
| 2006 | — | #851 | 236 | |
| 2005 | — | #834 | 222 | |
| 2004 | — | #798 | 226 | |
| 2003 | — | #760 | 233 | |
| 2002 | — | #738 | 236 | |
| 2001 | — | #774 | 220 | |
| 2000 | — | #773 | 215 | |
| 1999 | — | #710 | 234 | |
| 1998 | — | #717 | 231 | |
| 1997 | — | #739 | 205 | |
| 1996 | — | #704 | 225 | |
| 1995 | — | #706 | 226 | |
| 1994 | — | #661 | 247 | |
| 1993 | — | #665 | 240 | |
| 1992 | — | #658 | 249 | |
| 1991 | — | #616 | 275 | |
| 1990 | — | #580 | 304 | |
| 1989 | — | #575 | 287 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #555 | 274 |
| 1987 | — | #526 | 292 | |
| 1986 | — | #514 | 295 | |
| 1985 | — | #522 | 279 | |
| 1984 | — | #542 | 255 | |
| 1983 | — | #542 | 240 | |
| 1982 | — | #521 | 267 | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #506 | 276 |
| 1980 | — | #495 | 294 | |
| 1979 | — | #515 | 267 | |
| 1978 | — | #472 | 295 | |
| 1977 | — | #476 | 287 | |
| 1976 | — | #483 | 269 | |
| 1975 | — | #530 | 229 | |
| 1974 | — | #506 | 245 | |
| 1973 | — | #537 | 212 | |
| 1972 | — | #516 | 231 | |
| 1971 | — | #505 | 259 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #510 | 248 |
| 1969 | — | #620 | 160 | |
| 1968 | — | #565 | 181 | |
| 1967 | — | #560 | 178 | |
| 1966 | — | #574 | 174 | |
| 1965 | — | #524 | 214 | |
| 1964 | — | #509 | 236 | |
| 1963 | — | #511 | 246 | |
| 1962 | — | #540 | 214 | |
| 1961 | — | #533 | 222 | |
| 1960 | — | #497 | 251 | |
| 1959 | — | #503 | 242 | |
| 1958 | — | #524 | 216 | |
| 1957 | — | #500 | 241 | |
| 1956 | — | #511 | 220 | |
| 1955 | — | #496 | 221 | |
| 1954 | — | #539 | 180 | |
| 1953 | — | #494 | 201 | |
| 1952 | — | #451 | 246 | |
| 1951 | — | #457 | 220 | |
| 1950 | — | #464 | 206 | |
| 1949 | — | #458 | 207 | |
| 1948 | — | #456 | 213 | |
| 1947 | — | #473 | 202 | |
| 1946 | — | #421 | 227 | |
| 1945 | — | #442 | 181 | |
| 1944 | — | #426 | 204 | |
| 1943 | — | #443 | 201 | |
| 1942 | — | #412 | 222 | |
| 1941 | — | #396 | 213 | |
| 1940 | — | #424 | 190 | |
| 1939 | — | #426 | 178 | |
| 1938 | — | #382 | 217 | |
| 1937 | — | #385 | 203 | |
| 1936 | — | #378 | 209 | |
| 1935 | — | #359 | 227 | |
| 1934 | — | #363 | 225 | |
| 1933 | — | #359 | 229 | |
| 1932 | — | #351 | 248 | |
| 1931 | — | #349 | 250 | |
| 1930 | — | #329 | 283 | |
| 1929 | — | #326 | 290 | |
| 1928 | — | #321 | 303 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #296 | 375 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #298 | 367 |
| 1925 | — | #301 | 361 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #273 | 435 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #275 | 426 |
| 1922 | — | #271 | 439 | |
| 1921 | — | #278 | 399 | |
| 1920 | — | #254 | 465 | |
| 1919 | — | #255 | 432 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #249 | 453 |
| 1917 | — | #243 | 430 | |
| 1916 | — | #238 | 441 | |
| 1915 | — | #231 | 431 | |
| 1914 | — | #216 | 372 | |
| 1913 | — | #216 | 293 | |
| 1912 | — | #235 | 220 | |
| 1911 | — | #245 | 109 | |
| 1910 | — | #249 | 93 | |
| 1909 | — | #226 | 91 | |
| 1908 | — | #199 | 102 | |
| 1907 | — | #215 | 88 | |
| 1906 | — | #222 | 79 | |
| 1905 | — | #197 | 88 | |
| 1904 | — | #219 | 71 | |
| 1903 | — | #225 | 65 | |
| 1902 | — | #197 | 82 | |
| 1901 | — | #204 | 68 | |
| 1900 | — | #210 | 86 | |
| 1899 | — | #205 | 64 | |
| 1898 | — | #193 | 78 | |
| 1897 | — | #186 | 82 | |
| 1896 | — | #178 | 90 | |
| 1895 | — | #151 | 102 | |
| 1894 | — | #173 | 87 | |
| 1893 | — | #168 | 86 | |
| 1892 | — | #177 | 89 | |
| 1891 | — | #171 | 75 | |
| 1890 | — | #178 | 75 | |
| 1889 | — | #183 | 73 | |
| 1888 | — | #176 | 84 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #171 | 81 | |
| 1885 | — | #181 | 72 | |
| 1884 | — | #171 | 82 | |
| 1883 | — | #200 | 57 | |
| 1882 | — | #184 | 73 | |
| 1881 | — | #165 | 73 | |
| 1880 | — | #147 | 92 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Reuben was already there! It came in at #147, and was given to 92 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 82 boys a year got the name.
Where Reuben is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Pennsylvania#283 · 1 in 3,686
- Kentucky#311 · 1 in 3,863
- Oregon#318 · 1 in 3,345
- New Mexico#321 · 1 in 2,231
- Indiana#321 · 1 in 4,011
Best ever in a state: #56 in North Dakota, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #283 | 21 | 1 in 3,686 |
| Kentucky | #311 | 7 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Oregon | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,345 |
| Indiana | #321 | 10 | 1 in 4,011 |
| New Mexico | #321 | 5 | 1 in 2,231 |
| Utah | #331 | 6 | 1 in 3,169 |
| Washington | #363 | 8 | 1 in 3,971 |
| Minnesota | #371 | 5 | 1 in 6,569 |
| Maryland | #386 | 5 | 1 in 4,837 |
| Ohio | #399 | 13 | 1 in 6,203 |
| Tennessee | #403 | 6 | 1 in 5,396 |
| California | #438 | 42 | 1 in 4,783 |
| Georgia | #454 | 8 | 1 in 5,033 |
| Alabama | #466 | 5 | 1 in 5,265 |
| Texas | #477 | 30 | 1 in 4,591 |
| North Carolina | #480 | 6 | 1 in 6,305 |
| New Jersey | #501 | 6 | 1 in 7,076 |
| Michigan | #520 | 7 | 1 in 9,373 |
| New York | #554 | 15 | 1 in 7,569 |
| Florida | #605 | 8 | 1 in 7,869 |
| Louisiana | #609 | 5 | 1 in 7,332 |
| Illinois | #724 | 7 | 1 in 12,090 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Reuben
- 26 spots since 2024 (#857 → #883)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#907 → #883)
- 15 spots since 2015 (#868 → #883)
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1970 (#620 → #510)
- Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2010 (#867 → #976)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #147 (92 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,151 boys born in 1895 were named Reuben (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,350 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #147 in 1880, was only 1 in 1,201 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 12.0% of all boys named Reuben (3,860) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 741 | #147 (1880) | #179 |
| 1890s | 828 | #151 (1895) | #178 |
| 1900s | 820 | #197 (1905) | #211 |
| 1910s | 3,274 | #216 (1914) | #238 |
| 1920s | 3,860 | #254 (1920) | #289 |
| 1930s | 2,269 | #329 (1930) | #368 |
| 1940s | 2,060 | #396 (1941) | #435 |
| 1950s | 2,193 | #451 (1952) | #494 |
| 1960s | 2,076 | #497 (1960) | #543 |
| 1970s | 2,542 | #472 (1978) | #505 |
| 1980s | 2,759 | #495 (1980) | #530 |
| 1990s | 2,436 | #580 (1990) | #676 |
| 2000s | 2,279 | #738 (2002) | #820 |
| 2010s | 2,359 | #844 (2014) | #903 |
| 2020s | 1,649 | #809 (2023) | #865 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Reuben in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 238,294 of them was named Reuben, which outranked 33.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,409Yuka8
- #7,409Zanetta8
- #7,409Zonia8
- #8,128Reuben7
- #8,128Aarika7
- #8,128Abbigale7
- #8,128Abbye7
- #9,110Aaisha6
- #9,110Abbra6
- #9,110Abel6
Tied with 981 names at #8,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 6,490 of them was named Reuben, which outranked 93.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).