Reuben

ROO-ben

Boy

Average rank #266 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Biblical, Hebrew, English

Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.

How popular is Reuben?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#29

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#37

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#156

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#889

in 2025

馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

#85

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#564

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#104

in 2025

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