Ruben

Hebrew

"behold, a son"

Ruben Origin and Meaning

The name Ruben is a boy's name meaning "behold, a son".

The streamlined Spanish Ruben is much more popular than the original Biblical Hebrew version in the US.

Ruben is definitely a simpler and more intuitive spelling of this rich attractive name. Ruben and Ruby are the perfect male-female companion names.

Ruben Rank in US Top 1000

# 480 in the US

Ruben Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1189 on Nameberry

Ruben Popularity

• 480 US 2023
• 1189 Nameberry 2024
• 110 England 2021
• 122 Scotland 2023
• 282 Germany 2016
• 68 Netherlands 2023
• 66 Spain 2022
• 189 Mexico 2021
• 161 Switzerland 2022

20 Names Similar to Ruben

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• Leandro
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• Boaz
• Sunny
• Lars
• Kaiden
• Ned
• Emile
• Loman
• Raffi
• Joab
• Malakai
• Sonny
• Aston
• Roscoe

Famous People Named Ruben

• (Christopher) Ruben Studdard American R&B singer
• Ruben Bailey aka Big Rube American rapper
• Ruben Blades (Bellido de Luna) Panamanian salsa singer and actor
• Ruben Santiago Hudson, American actor
• Ruben James Wiki New Zealand rugby league player
• Rubén Doblas Gundersen aka El Rubius Spanish YouTuber
• Ruben Castro Martín Spanish professional footballer

Ruben in Pop Culture

• Ruben Robinson from TV series "Southland"
• Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano antagonist in the game "The Evil Within"