How Many People Are Named Rueben?
people named Rueben are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 110,681 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,871 babies named Rueben in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
72 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rueben in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rueben alive today is about 41 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 25 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rueben first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1921, to 72 babies. In 2025, 28 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rueben has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #802, in 1921. In 2025 it ranked #3,928.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,928 |
| Best rank | #802 (1921) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #900 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rueben alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rueben were born in California than in any other state: about 478 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rueben was given 17.9 times as often in North Dakota, 5.8 times in Minnesota and 4.3 times in Texas.
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