Name meaning & stats
Ruben
Ruben means “behold, a son” (Hebrew origin). 105,201 US babies since 1940, peak 1992.
What it means
“behold, a son”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1992
105,201 US babies were named Ruben between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Ruben (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Ruben is the main spelling
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1992)