Is Rueben a boy or girl name?
Rueben is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Rueben, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,843 US babies named Rueben were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,597
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rueben since 1886
- 4,843
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 72 babies
Boys and girls named Rueben, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 579 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 398 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 422 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 507 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 508 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 391 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,597 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,436 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,755 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,209 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,219 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,751 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,586 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,053 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,643 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,491 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,030 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,196 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,436 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 68 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 51 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 48 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 43 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 50 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 50 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 62 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 53 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 62 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 67 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 69 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 72 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 51 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 61 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 59 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 58 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 41 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 50 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 41 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #833 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rueben reached #802 in 1921. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rueben
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.