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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Pennsylvania#363 · 1 in 2,588
- Oregon#434 · 1 in 2,415
- Kansas#448 · 1 in 2,392
- Indiana#486 · 1 in 3,116
- Missouri#550 · 1 in 3,718
Best ever in a state: #56 in North Dakota, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #363 | 24 | 1 in 2,588 |
| Oregon | #434 | 8 | 1 in 2,415 |
| Kansas | #448 | 7 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Indiana | #486 | 12 | 1 in 3,116 |
| Missouri | #550 | 9 | 1 in 3,718 |
| Ohio | #588 | 14 | 1 in 4,475 |
| Minnesota | #633 | 6 | 1 in 4,867 |
| Washington | #661 | 8 | 1 in 4,620 |
| Illinois | #772 | 12 | 1 in 6,046 |
| California | #917 | 24 | 1 in 10,089 |
| New York | #962 | 13 | 1 in 8,285 |
| New Jersey | #973 | 5 | 1 in 8,923 |
| North Carolina | #980 | 6 | 1 in 8,973 |
| Florida | #984 | 11 | 1 in 8,663 |
| Michigan | #1,042 | 5 | 1 in 9,871 |
| Georgia | #1,252 | 5 | 1 in 11,804 |
| Texas | #1,447 | 10 | 1 in 18,646 |
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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 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 8,197 of them was named Reuben, which outranked 94.0% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #864Devyn244
- #864Nikhil244
- #866Jabari243
- #867Reuben242
- #867Addison242
- #867Alden242
- #867Bridger242
- #875Arnav241
- #875Hezekiah241
- #875Leandro241
Tied with 7 names at #867; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.