Ruben Name Popularity

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How popular is Ruben?

Ranking 415th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ruben is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Position 165, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1980.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1992 with 1,805 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ruben was 21 in 1888.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ruben occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1888-1892, 1904-1915, 1944-1948, and 1950-1954, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2006-2011.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Ruben be?

The popularity trend for Ruben has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ruben for their newborn has dropped.

The name Ruben still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Ruben (Girl)		Ruben (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	750	415
2017		< 5	--	746	418
2016		< 5	--	798	397
2015		< 5	--	862	374
2014		< 5	--	892	357
2013		< 5	--	888	355
2012		< 5	--	958	329
2011		< 5	--	977	323
2010		< 5	--	1,102	297
2009		6	16,846	1,198	282
2008		< 5	--	1,355	257
2007		< 5	--	1,479	243
2006		< 5	--	1,593	227
2005		5	18,587	1,464	234
2004		5	18,233	1,601	218
2003		< 5	--	1,655	215
2002		< 5	--	1,572	219
2001		< 5	--	1,735	207
2000		6	14,644	1,717	207
1999		12	8,121	1,637	209
1998		5	16,055	1,583	205
1997		5	15,602	1,595	199
1996		5	15,334	1,662	190
1995		6	13,013	1,697	184
1994		13	6,995	1,724	181
1993		11	7,932	1,749	184
1992		9	9,321	1,805	178
1991		18	5,344	1,732	183
1990		11	7,745	1,744	178
1989		16	5,489	1,595	186
1988		16	5,256	1,592	178
1987		9	7,854	1,527	180
1986		7	9,323	1,381	186
1985		21	3,953	1,455	180
1984		16	4,680	1,374	183
1983		14	5,082	1,494	174
1982		13	5,463	1,471	177
1981		9	7,256	1,473	169
1980		21	3,815	1,487	165
1979		16	4,570	1,397	172
1978		6	9,446	1,379	172
1977		14	4,864	1,365	174
1976		11	5,501	1,364	171
1975		10	5,872	1,376	172
1974		11	5,266	1,383	172
1973		12	4,784	1,310	179
1972		16	3,852	1,323	184
1971		11	5,042	1,322	191
1970		13	4,435	1,326	199
1969		12	4,371	1,237	201
1968		7	6,115	1,140	204
1967		8	5,343	1,175	197
1966		6	6,416	1,196	200
1965		6	6,366	1,150	212
1964		9	4,927	1,345	208
1963		5	7,427	1,259	218
1962		10	4,482	1,382	207
1961		10	4,480	1,382	206
1960		11	4,115	1,359	208
1959		9	4,566	1,358	209
1958		5	6,835	1,374	202
1957		6	5,947	1,381	197
1956		15	3,149	1,369	199
1955		11	3,745	1,289	200
1954		16	2,870	1,259	198
1953		7	4,947	1,205	201
1952		6	5,449	1,095	201
1951		10	3,670	1,040	200
1950		15	2,757	1,025	200
1949		9	3,840	997	203
1948		5	5,890	909	209
1947		< 5	--	737	239
1946		6	4,869	648	241
1945		< 5	--	560	238
1944		6	4,485	506	264
1943		< 5	--	544	260
1942		< 5	--	513	262
1941		7	3,888	461	258
1940		5	4,917	443	268
1939		< 5	--	450	254
1938		10	2,899	445	260
1937		7	3,735	489	238
1936		7	3,654	482	237
1935		< 5	--	488	240
1934		< 5	--	443	255
1933		7	3,693	398	266
1932		6	4,338	469	247
1931		< 5	--	465	247
1930		5	5,142	516	244
1929		< 5	--	485	254
1928		7	4,132	492	253
1927		< 5	--	478	264
1926		< 5	--	440	270
1925		5	5,646	427	277
1924		< 5	--	398	289
1923		< 5	--	368	293
1922		< 5	--	361	300
1921		< 5	--	357	302
1920		< 5	--	336	314
1919		< 5	--	292	331
1918		< 5	--	286	339
1917		< 5	--	289	316
1916		< 5	--	237	351
1915		< 5	--	256	330
1914		< 5	--	199	324
1913		< 5	--	154	330
1912		< 5	--	134	324
1911		< 5	--	59	361
1910		< 5	--	83	269
1909		< 5	--	71	264
1908		< 5	--	60	280
1907		< 5	--	62	268
1906		< 5	--	52	278
1905		< 5	--	41	315
1904		< 5	--	38	326
1903		< 5	--	50	262
1902		< 5	--	45	284
1901		< 5	--	35	301
1900		< 5	--	50	296
1899		< 5	--	32	313
1898		< 5	--	45	267
1897		< 5	--	42	282
1896		< 5	--	49	259
1895		< 5	--	37	300
1894		< 5	--	33	307
1893		< 5	--	41	274
1892		< 5	--	44	273
1891		< 5	--	25	347
1890		< 5	--	25	356
1889		< 5	--	33	303
1888		< 5	--	21	412
1887		< 5	--	34	288
1886		< 5	--	40	271
1885		< 5	--	28	325
1884		< 5	--	28	335
1883		< 5	--	30	305
1882		< 5	--	34	297
1881		< 5	--	21	374
1880		< 5	--	30	311

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.