Is Ruben a boy or girl name?
Ruben is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 607 boys were named Ruben, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 116,573 US babies named Ruben were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #501
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ruben since 1880
- 116,573
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,814 babies
Boys and girls named Ruben, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 299 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 4,142 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 4,645 | 42 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 6,319 | 38 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 12,395 | 100 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 12,623 | 84 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 13,540 | 120 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 14,858 | 142 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 16,929 | 95 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 15,379 | 22 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 8,730 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,193 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 607 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 629 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 669 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 652 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 636 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 743 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 753 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 749 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 801 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 864 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 893 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 889 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 959 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 977 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,102 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,199 | #282 | 6 | #16,863 |
| 2008 | 1,356 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,479 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,597 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,466 | #234 | 5 | #18,600 |
| 2004 | 1,601 | #218 | 5 | #18,242 |
| 2003 | 1,655 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,572 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,736 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,718 | #207 | 6 | #14,648 |
| 1999 | 1,637 | #209 | 12 | #8,122 |
| 1998 | 1,583 | #205 | 5 | #16,056 |
| 1997 | 1,595 | #199 | 5 | #15,605 |
| 1996 | 1,663 | #190 | 5 | #15,337 |
| 1995 | 1,697 | #184 | 6 | #13,017 |
| 1994 | 1,724 | #181 | 13 | #6,996 |
| 1993 | 1,749 | #184 | 11 | #7,934 |
| 1992 | 1,805 | #178 | 9 | #9,324 |
| 1991 | 1,732 | #185 | 18 | #5,344 |
| 1990 | 1,744 | #178 | 11 | #7,747 |
| 1989 | 1,598 | #186 | 16 | #5,490 |
| 1988 | 1,594 | #178 | 16 | #5,259 |
| 1987 | 1,527 | #180 | 9 | #7,857 |
| 1986 | 1,382 | #186 | 7 | #9,326 |
| 1985 | 1,454 | #180 | 21 | #3,955 |
| 1984 | 1,374 | #183 | 16 | #4,680 |
| 1983 | 1,497 | #174 | 14 | #5,082 |
| 1982 | 1,472 | #177 | 13 | #5,464 |
| 1981 | 1,473 | #169 | 9 | #7,260 |
| 1980 | 1,487 | #165 | 21 | #3,817 |
| 1979 | 1,397 | #172 | 16 | #4,573 |
| 1978 | 1,380 | #172 | 6 | #9,447 |
| 1977 | 1,365 | #173 | 14 | #4,867 |
| 1976 | 1,361 | #171 | 11 | #5,503 |
| 1975 | 1,376 | #172 | 10 | #5,872 |
| 1974 | 1,382 | #172 | 11 | #5,267 |
| 1973 | 1,309 | #179 | 12 | #4,784 |
| 1972 | 1,321 | #184 | 16 | #3,853 |
| 1971 | 1,323 | #192 | 11 | #5,045 |
| 1970 | 1,326 | #198 | 13 | #4,433 |
| 1969 | 1,236 | #201 | 12 | #4,373 |
| 1968 | 1,138 | #204 | 7 | #6,115 |
| 1967 | 1,174 | #197 | 8 | #5,346 |
| 1966 | 1,195 | #200 | 6 | #6,419 |
| 1965 | 1,149 | #212 | 6 | #6,371 |
| 1964 | 1,348 | #208 | 9 | #4,926 |
| 1963 | 1,260 | #218 | 5 | #7,426 |
| 1962 | 1,379 | #207 | 10 | #4,484 |
| 1961 | 1,386 | #206 | 10 | #4,484 |
| 1960 | 1,358 | #208 | 11 | #4,121 |
| 1959 | 1,359 | #209 | 9 | #4,568 |
| 1958 | 1,371 | #202 | 5 | #6,837 |
| 1957 | 1,381 | #197 | 6 | #5,949 |
| 1956 | 1,371 | #199 | 15 | #3,152 |
| 1955 | 1,294 | #199 | 11 | #3,747 |
| 1954 | 1,257 | #198 | 16 | #2,871 |
| 1953 | 1,201 | #202 | 7 | #4,948 |
| 1952 | 1,095 | #201 | 6 | #5,447 |
| 1951 | 1,040 | #200 | 10 | #3,671 |
| 1950 | 1,026 | #200 | 15 | #2,758 |
| 1949 | 998 | #203 | 9 | #3,841 |
| 1948 | 908 | #209 | 5 | #5,889 |
| 1947 | 737 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 648 | #241 | 6 | #4,871 |
| 1945 | 560 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 507 | #263 | 6 | #4,483 |
| 1943 | 544 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 514 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 461 | #258 | 7 | #3,888 |
| 1940 | 442 | #268 | 5 | #4,919 |
| 1939 | 450 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 445 | #260 | 10 | #2,897 |
| 1937 | 489 | #238 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1936 | 481 | #238 | 7 | #3,655 |
| 1935 | 489 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 443 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 398 | #266 | 7 | #3,696 |
| 1932 | 469 | #247 | 6 | #4,336 |
| 1931 | 465 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 516 | #243 | 5 | #5,140 |
| 1929 | 485 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 491 | #253 | 7 | #4,131 |
| 1927 | 479 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 440 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 427 | #277 | 5 | #5,646 |
| 1924 | 398 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 368 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 361 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 357 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 336 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 292 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 286 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 289 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 237 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 256 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 199 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 154 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 134 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 59 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 83 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 71 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 60 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 62 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 52 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 41 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 38 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 50 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 45 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 50 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 32 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 45 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 42 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 49 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 37 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 33 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 41 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 44 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 25 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 25 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 33 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 34 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 40 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 28 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 28 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 30 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 34 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 21 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 30 | #311 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ruben reached #165 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2,758 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ruben
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.