Reuben is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “behold, a son.” In 2024 it was given to 275 boys in the United States.
Reuben belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “behold, a son” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Reuben first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #149 in 1880, and in 2024 275 babies received the name — 31,851 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Reuben means “behold, a son” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Reuben is a boy name. In 2024, 275 babies received the name in the US.
Reuben comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Reuben first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #149 in 1880, and 275 babies were given the name in 2024.
Reuben is pronounced /ˈɹuː.bən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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