Reuben Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Reuben

Reuben Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: re(u)-ben
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Reuben Name Meaning

The Bible says: “And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: ‘Because the Lord hath looked upon my affliction, for now my husband will love me’.”

Reuben Name Popularity

How popular is the name Reuben? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	50	0.0142%
1911	—	59	0.0158%
1912	—	159	0.0315%
1913	—	256	0.0452%
1914	—	325	0.0466%
1915	—	400	0.044%
1916	—	399	0.0413%
1917	—	388	0.0388%
1918	—	419	0.039%
1919	—	395	0.0377%
1920	—	434	0.039%
1921	—	371	0.0324%
1922	—	396	0.0355%
1923	—	396	0.0354%
1924	—	405	0.0349%
1925	—	321	0.0284%
1926	—	327	0.0297%
1927	—	340	0.0307%
1928	—	261	0.0244%
1929	—	241	0.0233%
1930	—	232	0.0222%
1931	—	199	0.0202%
1932	—	203	0.0205%
1933	—	183	0.0196%
1934	—	173	0.0179%
1935	—	182	0.0187%
1936	—	158	0.0164%
1937	—	162	0.0164%
1938	—	179	0.0175%
1939	—	114	0.0112%
1940	—	126	0.0119%
1941	—	161	0.0143%
1942	—	163	0.0129%
1943	—	153	0.0117%
1944	—	164	0.0132%
1945	—	121	0.0099%
1946	—	189	0.0128%
1947	—	142	0.0085%
1948	—	153	0.0096%
1949	—	149	0.0093%
1950	—	163	0.0101%
1951	—	164	0.0097%
1952	—	199	0.0114%
1953	—	154	0.0087%
1954	—	122	0.0067%
1955	—	173	0.0094%
1956	—	169	0.0089%
1957	—	196	0.0102%
1958	—	175	0.0093%
1959	—	184	0.0097%
1960	—	200	0.0106%
1961	—	171	0.0091%
1962	—	161	0.0088%
1963	—	207	0.0115%
1964	—	185	0.0105%
1965	—	163	0.01%
1966	—	122	0.0078%
1967	—	129	0.0085%
1968	—	134	0.0089%
1969	—	108	0.007%
1970	—	184	0.0116%
1971	—	197	0.0131%
1972	—	182	0.0134%
1973	—	158	0.0122%
1974	—	190	0.0146%
1975	—	150	0.0117%
1976	—	205	0.0159%
1977	—	238	0.0177%
1978	—	224	0.0167%
1979	—	202	0.0143%
1980	—	217	0.0148%
1981	—	231	0.0157%
1982	—	210	0.0141%
1983	—	191	0.0129%
1984	—	207	0.0139%
1985	—	221	0.0146%
1986	—	238	0.0158%
1987	—	235	0.0154%
1988	—	211	0.0135%
1989	—	225	0.0139%
1990	—	267	0.0161%
1991	—	218	0.0134%
1992	—	193	0.0121%
1993	—	183	0.0117%
1994	—	204	0.0133%
1995	—	169	0.0112%
1996	—	182	0.0122%
1997	—	130	0.0088%
1998	—	176	0.0118%
1999	—	176	0.0118%
2000	—	153	0.01%
2001	—	162	0.0108%
2002	—	170	0.0113%
2003	—	173	0.0114%
2004	—	169	0.0111%
2005	—	157	0.0103%
2006	—	174	0.0111%
2007	—	139	0.0088%
2008	—	167	0.0108%
2009	—	176	0.0118%
2010	—	142	0.0099%
2011	—	135	0.0095%
2012	—	131	0.0092%
2013	—	174	0.0122%
2014	—	198	0.0136%
2015	—	198	0.0136%
2016	—	187	0.013%
2017	—	187	0.0134%
2018	—	171	0.0124%
2019	—	188	0.0139%
2020	—	161	0.0126%
2021	—	208	0.017%
2022	—	227	0.0172%
2023	—	246	0.019%

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Names Like Reuben

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What names are variants of Reuben?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Reuben.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Reuban	See, a son	Hebrew
Reubin	See, a son	Hebrew
Reuven	See, a son	Hebrew
Rouvin	See, a son	Hebrew
Rube	See, a son	Spanish
Ruben	Behold, a son	Hebrew
Rubin	See, a son	Spanish
Rubino	See, a son	Spanish
Ruby	See, a son	Hebrew

What names sound like Reuben?

If you like how Reuben sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Reuben.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Roban	Bright fame	German
Robben	Bright fame	German
Robbin	Bright fame	German
Robbyn		English
Robin	A variant form of Robert.	English

Robyn	Bright fame	German

Lists With Reuben

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Siblings of Reuben

Mamas with kids named Reuben also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Rebekah	To bind	Hebrew
Nettle
Basil	Royal, kingly	Greek
Verbena	Holy plants	Latin
Frederick	Peaceful ruler	German

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9 Comments

Claudine Apr 28 at 6:28 am

My husband came up with the name. I wasn’t so sure about it, initially. However, the name grew on me and it is very fitting for our baby boy.

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Lauren Oct 5 at 8:10 am

Rueben is a biblical name. The first born of the twelve tribes of Israel. I dislike that it is also the name of a sandwich. I love how timeless it is and it sounds good at every age!

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Miranda Aug 5 at 7:52 am

Me and my partner really wanted a name that would stand out and be different to regular boy names you hear. We love the Name Reuben, it really suits my son

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Lizzie Sep 23 at 1:55 am

I always enjoyed Reuben sandwiches and joked that my first son would be named Reuben. Years later when we started seriously thinking about baby names it was still my top choice. We wanted a name that wasn’t trending. I like that it is a Biblical name too. I did not realize how often it would be misspelled, but it happens all the time. One doctors office even called him Reven!

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Mama Kathryn May 3 at 7:24 am

It’s just the name that stuck the most as we started saying it. It also means behold a boy and I felt connected to that name and behold we we’re having a baby boy!! It also has very cute nicknames that go with it. Reu reu Woo woo..

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Christina May 18 at 8:27 am

Reuben was my Great Grandfather’s name and he was one of the most influential and important people in my life. Only thing I dislike is other people’s judgments telling me I should name him something more “normal” and to make Reuben his middle name.. They can f-off! 🙂

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Angelina Mar 12 at 9:31 pm

We are a bilingual family and when considering a name for our boy, we wanted a name that sounded good in both languages. After many, many lists, we came across Reuben and it resonated with us in both languages.

Later, I was interested in reading about the Biblical Reuben, son of Jacob, and came across Jacob’s blessing of Reuben in this verse:

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.” Genesis 49:3

Since our son is a firstborn, it confirmed our choice.

We thought we were so clever but anytime someone asks his name in church and we say “Reuben,” the immediate response is
“Oh, he’s a firstborn.”

Clever or not, we love the name and believe it suits our son very well.

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Emily Apr 13 at 3:42 pm

I liked the nickname Reu (Roo). His grandpa named him.

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Carolynn Apr 11 at 12:28 pm

My husband and I couldn’t agree on a name. He finally picked Reuben and I loved the name Reu so I allowed it. But when my son was born he just looked like a Reuben! Of course we loved it because it was a biblical name and we are bible believing Christians.

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