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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish;Catholic tradition

Ruben

ROO-bin · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Behold a son
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian;Jewish;Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · Spanish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#501
2024 births607
Peak year1992
First appeared1880
Total US births115,918
1992 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Rube
Alternate spellings
ReubenRubin
In other languages
ReubenRuben

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Notable people named Ruben

Ruben Studdard
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