Rueben
3 countries#3848 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
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Country by country
United States
4,871 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #3848 · peaked in 1921 with 72 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
86 births recorded 2009–2025 · currently #400 · peaked in 2023 with 10 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
7 births recorded 2023–2024 · peaked in 2024 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Rueben’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #4105 | — |
| 2007 | #3090 | ↑1015 |
| 2008 | #2946 | ↑144 |
| 2009 | #2991 | ↓45 |
| 2010 | #4366 | ↓1375 |
| 2011 | #4356 | ↑10 |
| 2012 | #3115 | ↑1241 |
| 2013 | #3582 | ↓467 |
| 2014 | #3532 | ↑50 |
| 2015 | #3982 | ↓450 |
| 2016 | #4470 | ↓488 |
| 2017 | #3678 | ↑792 |
| 2018 | #3891 | ↓213 |
| 2019 | #3347 | ↑544 |
| 2020 | #5980 | ↓2633 |
| 2021 | #4118 | ↑1862 |
| 2022 | #3691 | ↑427 |
| 2023 | #4343 | ↓652 |
| 2024 | #5443 | ↓1100 |
| 2025 | #3848 | ↑1595 |
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