boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Reuven

Meaning Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,383 Trend ↑ Rising 40%

Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן

Rank 2025
#2,383
among boys · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
58
named Reuven · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,450
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
59 babies
All-time total
1,091
#4,851 all-time among boys
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Reuven popularity over time

1,091 babies have been named Reuven since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 7 1 – #3,534
1960s – – – –
1970s 75 8 – #2,344
1980s 98 10 +31% #2,701
1990s 126 13 +29% #3,303
2000s 218 22 +73% #3,134
2010s 276 28 +27% #3,072
2020s (to 2025) 291 49 +76% #2,383

Where Reuven is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 62 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 70 0.04 outside top 500
2029 73 0.04 outside top 500
2030 76 0.04 outside top 500

Where Reuven is most popular

Boys named Reuven per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.028 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Reuven born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 88 0.437 +1473%
New York 89 0.206 +640%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Reuven

Reuven is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,383 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 1,091 American babies have been named Reuven. Its peak came in 2024, when 59 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reuven stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reuven?

The median living Reuven is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 27. An estimated 1,100 people named Reuven are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reuven year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 58 #2,383
2024 59 #2,390
2023 39 #3,166
2022 41 #3,044
2021 43 #2,904
2020 51 #2,539
2019 33 #3,481
2018 31 #3,588
2017 25 #4,207
2016 34 #3,347
2015 38 #3,072
2014 25 #4,104
2013 16 #5,594
2012 26 #3,981
2011 27 #3,871
2010 21 #4,642
2009 15 #6,020
2008 19 #5,023
2007 19 #4,943
2006 21 #4,475
2005 26 #3,694
2004 21 #4,234
2003 20 #4,242
2002 23 #3,752
2001 26 #3,389
2000 28 #3,134
1995 15 #4,224
1990 10 #5,304
1985 16 #3,049
1980 12 #3,569
1975 6 #5,321
1970 10 #3,239
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Famous people named Reuven

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Reuven Rivlin Reuven Rivlin President of Israel from 2014 to 2021 b. 1939 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Reuven Shiloah Reuven Shiloah Director of Mossad from 1949 to 1953 1909–1959 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reuven, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reuven?

The median living Reuven is about 14 years old. Half of all living Reuvens are between 5 and 27 years old.

How many people named Reuven are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Reuven are alive in the United States, based on 1,091 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reuven mean?

Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן

How popular is the name Reuven in 2025?

Reuven ranked #2,383 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reuven?

1,091 babies have been named Reuven in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reuven most popular?

Reuven peaked in 2024, when 59 newborns received the name.

Is Reuven a boy or girl name?

Reuven is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reuven rising or falling?

Reuven is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reuven become more popular?

Reuven is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 76 boys named Reuven in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Reuven?

Well-known people named Reuven include Reuven Rivlin (politician), Reuven Shiloah (politician).

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