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	256	50	0.0142%
1911	267	59	0.0158%
1912	249	159	0.0315%
1913	216	256	0.0452%
1914	218	325	0.0466%
1915	228	400	0.044%
1916	240	399	0.0413%
1917	245	388	0.0388%
1918	250	419	0.039%
1919	258	395	0.0377%
1920	252	434	0.039%
1921	274	371	0.0324%
1922	273	396	0.0355%
1923	273	396	0.0354%
1924	270	405	0.0349%
1925	302	321	0.0284%
1926	295	327	0.0297%
1927	296	340	0.0307%
1928	329	261	0.0244%
1929	334	241	0.0233%
1930	342	232	0.0222%
1931	365	199	0.0202%
1932	361	203	0.0205%
1933	361	183	0.0196%
1934	378	173	0.0179%
1935	366	182	0.0187%
1936	390	158	0.0164%
1937	391	162	0.0164%
1938	385	179	0.0175%
1939	457	114	0.0112%
1940	451	126	0.0119%
1941	407	161	0.0143%
1942	436	163	0.0129%
1943	452	153	0.0117%
1944	427	164	0.0132%
1945	462	121	0.0099%
1946	421	189	0.0128%
1947	500	142	0.0085%
1948	477	153	0.0096%
1949	482	149	0.0093%
1950	461	163	0.0101%
1951	472	164	0.0097%
1952	456	199	0.0114%
1953	501	154	0.0087%
1954	566	122	0.0067%
1955	499	173	0.0094%
1956	516	169	0.0089%
1957	496	196	0.0102%
1958	525	175	0.0093%
1959	523	184	0.0097%
1960	511	200	0.0106%
1961	540	171	0.0091%
1962	547	161	0.0088%
1963	509	207	0.0115%
1964	519	185	0.0105%
1965	531	163	0.01%
1966	575	122	0.0078%
1967	568	129	0.0085%
1968	559	134	0.0089%
1969	647	108	0.007%
1970	531	184	0.0116%
1971	523	197	0.0131%
1972	519	182	0.0134%
1973	553	158	0.0122%
1974	512	190	0.0146%
1975	573	150	0.0117%
1976	504	205	0.0159%
1977	480	238	0.0177%
1978	493	224	0.0167%
1979	538	202	0.0143%
1980	525	217	0.0148%
1981	504	231	0.0157%
1982	538	210	0.0141%
1983	544	191	0.0129%
1984	543	207	0.0139%
1985	532	221	0.0146%
1986	529	238	0.0158%
1987	541	235	0.0154%
1988	576	211	0.0135%
1989	594	225	0.0139%
1990	575	267	0.0161%
1991	627	218	0.0134%
1992	665	193	0.0121%
1993	674	183	0.0117%
1994	657	204	0.0133%
1995	721	169	0.0112%
1996	698	182	0.0122%
1997	816	130	0.0088%
1998	731	176	0.0118%
1999	727	176	0.0118%
2000	806	153	0.01%
2001	799	162	0.0108%
2002	778	170	0.0113%
2003	785	173	0.0114%
2004	813	169	0.0111%
2005	877	157	0.0103%
2006	879	174	0.0111%
2007	987	139	0.0088%
2008	918	167	0.0108%
2009	896	176	0.0118%
2010	981	142	0.0099%
2011	987	135	0.0095%
2012	1,000	131	0.0092%
2013	891	174	0.0122%
2014	851	198	0.0136%
2015	856	198	0.0136%
2016	871	187	0.013%
2017	859	187	0.0134%
2018	894	171	0.0124%
2019	855	188	0.0139%
2020	986	161	0.0126%
2021	890	208	0.017%
2022	867	227	0.0172%

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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

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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

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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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