Reuben
4 countries#883 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Reuben was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
32,190 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #883 · peaked in 1920 with 465 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,643 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #37 · peaked in 2021 with 112 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,271 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #29 · peaked in 2017 with 68 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
51 births recorded 1988–2016 · peaked in 1995 with 6 births
Most common in: Hauts-de-Seine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Reuben’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #851 | — |
| 2007 | #889 | ↓38 |
| 2008 | #918 | ↓29 |
| 2009 | #867 | ↑51 |
| 2010 | #976 | ↓109 |
| 2011 | #928 | ↑48 |
| 2012 | #946 | ↓18 |
| 2013 | #880 | ↑66 |
| 2014 | #844 | ↑36 |
| 2015 | #868 | ↓24 |
| 2016 | #874 | ↓6 |
| 2017 | #895 | ↓21 |
| 2018 | #927 | ↓32 |
| 2019 | #890 | ↑37 |
| 2020 | #907 | ↓17 |
| 2021 | #879 | ↑28 |
| 2022 | #852 | ↑27 |
| 2023 | #809 | ↑43 |
| 2024 | #857 | ↓48 |
| 2025 | #883 | ↓26 |
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