Reuven

Where Reuven comes from

Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן
— Wiktionary's entry for Reuven
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1959
    First appearance
    #3,290 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Peak, #2,277
    18 babies named Reuven — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1975
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #4,797.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes

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