Reuben
ROO-ben
Average rank #267 across 7 countries
Etymology
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.
Popularity
How popular is Reuben?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#33
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#37
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#156
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#889
in 2025
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
#85
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#564
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#104
in 2025
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