How Many People Are Named Ruben?
people named Ruben are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,668 people in the US has this name
Based on 117,207 babies named Ruben in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,814 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Portuguese form of REUBEN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ruben, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruben alive today is about 39 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruben first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1992, to 1,814 babies. In 2025, 632 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ruben has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #165, in 1980. In 2025 it ranked #480.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #480 |
| Best rank | #165 (1980) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #187 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruben alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruben were born in California than in any other state: about 30,551 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ruben was given 4.1 times as often in New Mexico, 3.9 times in Texas and 3.5 times in Arizona.
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