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Reuben Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Reuben?

Ranking 927th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Reuben is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #149 in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1920 with 465 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Reuben was 54 in 1887.

Reuben, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1909-1915, 1967-1970, and 2011-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1880-1883.

Reuben's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Reuben be?

Reuben's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Reuben for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Reuben is used by only a select few and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Reuben (Girl)Reuben (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 227 927
2017 < 5 -- 238 897
2016 < 5 -- 250 874
2015 < 5 -- 253 878
2014 < 5 -- 264 845
2013 < 5 -- 234 891
2012 < 5 -- 210 961
2011 < 5 -- 213 936
2010 < 5 -- 196 1,001
2009 < 5 -- 239 881
2008 < 5 -- 222 921
2007 < 5 -- 219 908
2006 < 5 -- 230 869
2005 < 5 -- 213 865
2004 < 5 -- 215 829
2003 < 5 -- 230 766
2002 < 5 -- 228 756
2001 < 5 -- 217 780
2000 < 5 -- 207 790
1999 < 5 -- 230 716
1998 < 5 -- 229 720
1997 < 5 -- 200 750
1996 < 5 -- 225 705
1995 < 5 -- 226 706
1994 < 5 -- 247 661
1993 < 5 -- 240 666
1992 < 5 -- 248 662
1991 < 5 -- 275 616
1990 < 5 -- 304 582
1989 < 5 -- 287 576
1988 5 13,363 274 555
1987 < 5 -- 292 527
1986 < 5 -- 295 515
1985 < 5 -- 279 523
1984 < 5 -- 255 545
1983 < 5 -- 240 543
1982 < 5 -- 267 523
1981 7 8,805 276 507
1980 < 5 -- 294 495
1979 < 5 -- 266 516
1978 < 5 -- 296 472
1977 < 5 -- 287 476
1976 < 5 -- 268 484
1975 < 5 -- 230 530
1974 < 5 -- 246 506
1973 < 5 -- 211 538
1972 < 5 -- 232 517
1971 < 5 -- 259 507
1970 6 7,766 248 512
1969 < 5 -- 160 621
1968 < 5 -- 181 567
1967 < 5 -- 178 562
1966 < 5 -- 174 574
1965 < 5 -- 214 525
1964 < 5 -- 235 511
1963 < 5 -- 246 512
1962 < 5 -- 214 545
1961 < 5 -- 222 533
1960 < 5 -- 250 501
1959 < 5 -- 241 506
1958 < 5 -- 217 521
1957 < 5 -- 240 500
1956 < 5 -- 220 511
1955 < 5 -- 220 499
1954 < 5 -- 180 540
1953 < 5 -- 201 496
1952 < 5 -- 246 453
1951 < 5 -- 220 457
1950 < 5 -- 206 464
1949 < 5 -- 207 459
1948 < 5 -- 213 457
1947 < 5 -- 201 475
1946 < 5 -- 228 422
1945 < 5 -- 181 442
1944 < 5 -- 204 426
1943 < 5 -- 201 447
1942 < 5 -- 222 412
1941 < 5 -- 213 396
1940 < 5 -- 190 425
1939 < 5 -- 178 427
1938 < 5 -- 217 382
1937 < 5 -- 203 388
1936 < 5 -- 209 378
1935 < 5 -- 227 359
1934 < 5 -- 225 363
1933 < 5 -- 228 360
1932 < 5 -- 249 351
1931 < 5 -- 250 349
1930 < 5 -- 283 329
1929 < 5 -- 290 326
1928 < 5 -- 302 321
1927 5 5,474 375 297
1926 6 4,744 367 298
1925 < 5 -- 362 301
1924 5 5,741 435 273
1923 6 4,874 425 275
1922 < 5 -- 439 271
1921 < 5 -- 399 278
1920 < 5 -- 465 254
1919 < 5 -- 432 255
1918 5 5,442 453 250
1917 < 5 -- 430 244
1916 < 5 -- 441 239
1915 < 5 -- 431 231
1914 < 5 -- 372 216
1913 < 5 -- 293 217
1912 < 5 -- 220 235
1911 < 5 -- 109 246
1910 < 5 -- 93 251
1909 < 5 -- 91 229
1908 < 5 -- 102 199
1907 < 5 -- 88 217
1906 < 5 -- 79 222
1905 < 5 -- 88 197
1904 < 5 -- 71 222
1903 < 5 -- 65 227
1902 < 5 -- 82 198
1901 < 5 -- 68 207
1900 < 5 -- 86 212
1899 < 5 -- 64 207
1898 < 5 -- 78 195
1897 < 5 -- 82 190
1896 < 5 -- 90 181
1895 < 5 -- 102 155
1894 < 5 -- 87 174
1893 < 5 -- 86 169
1892 < 5 -- 89 178
1891 < 5 -- 75 174
1890 < 5 -- 75 179
1889 < 5 -- 73 183
1888 < 5 -- 84 176
1887 < 5 -- 54 214
1886 < 5 -- 82 171
1885 < 5 -- 72 182
1884 < 5 -- 82 172
1883 < 5 -- 57 201
1882 < 5 -- 73 184
1881 < 5 -- 73 165
1880 < 5 -- 92 149

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.