Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Reuben

#647 most common boys' name of all time · #1,448 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#647
Rank overall
#1,448 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
32,190
Since 2016
2,614
Peak year
1920 #254
Best rank
#149 1880
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 465/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Reuben is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 269 269 #884
2024 — 283 283 #857
2023 — 303 303 #809
2022 — 285 285 #852
2021 — 263 263 #879
2020 — 246 246 #907
2019 — 245 245 #890
2018 — 229 229 #927
2017 — 240 240 #895
2016 — 251 251 #874
2015 — 258 258 #868
2014 — 267 267 #844
2013 — 237 237 #880
2012 — 215 215 #946
2011 — 215 215 #928
2010 — 202 202 #976
2009 — 242 242 #867
2008 — 223 223 #918
2007 — 226 226 #889
2006 — 236 236 #851
2005 — 222 222 #835
2004 — 226 226 #799
2003 — 233 233 #760
2002 — 236 236 #738
2001 — 220 220 #774
2000 — 215 215 #773
1999 — 234 234 #710
1998 — 231 231 #717
1997 — 205 205 #739
1996 — 225 225 #705
1995 — 226 226 #706
1994 — 247 247 #661
1993 — 240 240 #666
1992 — 249 249 #659
1991 — 275 275 #616
1990 — 304 304 #580
1989 — 287 287 #575
1988 5 274 279 #555
1987 — 292 292 #526
1986 — 295 295 #514
1985 — 279 279 #522
1984 — 255 255 #543
1983 — 240 240 #542
1982 — 267 267 #521
1981 7 276 283 #507
1980 — 294 294 #495
1979 — 267 267 #515
1978 — 295 295 #472
1977 — 287 287 #476
1976 — 269 269 #483
1975 — 229 229 #530
1974 — 245 245 #507
1973 — 212 212 #538
1972 — 231 231 #516
1971 — 259 259 #505
1970 6 248 254 #511
1969 — 160 160 #620
1968 — 181 181 #566
1967 — 178 178 #561
1966 — 174 174 #574
1965 — 214 214 #524
1964 — 236 236 #509
1963 — 246 246 #511
1962 — 214 214 #540
1961 — 222 222 #533
1960 — 251 251 #497
1959 — 242 242 #503
1958 — 216 216 #524
1957 — 241 241 #500
1956 — 220 220 #511
1955 — 221 221 #496
1954 — 180 180 #539
1953 — 201 201 #494
1952 — 246 246 #451
1951 — 220 220 #457
1950 — 206 206 #464
1949 — 207 207 #458
1948 — 213 213 #456
1947 — 202 202 #473
1946 — 227 227 #422
1945 — 181 181 #442
1944 — 204 204 #426
1943 — 201 201 #444
1942 — 222 222 #412
1941 — 213 213 #396
1940 — 190 190 #424
1939 — 178 178 #426
1938 — 217 217 #382
1937 — 203 203 #385
1936 — 209 209 #378
1935 — 227 227 #359
1934 — 225 225 #363
1933 — 229 229 #359
1932 — 248 248 #351
1931 — 250 250 #349
1930 — 283 283 #329
1929 — 290 290 #326
1928 — 303 303 #321
1927 5 375 380 #296
1926 6 367 373 #298
1925 — 361 361 #301
1924 5 435 440 #273
1923 6 426 432 #275
1922 — 439 439 #271
1921 — 399 399 #278
1920 — 465 465 #254
1919 — 432 432 #255
1918 5 453 458 #250
1917 — 430 430 #243
1916 — 441 441 #238
1915 — 431 431 #231
1914 — 372 372 #216
1913 — 293 293 #216
1912 — 220 220 #235
1911 — 109 109 #246
1910 — 93 93 #249
1909 — 91 91 #226
1908 — 102 102 #199
1907 — 88 88 #216
1906 — 79 79 #223
1905 — 88 88 #197
1904 — 71 71 #219
1903 — 65 65 #225
1902 — 82 82 #197
1901 — 68 68 #204
1900 — 86 86 #211
1899 — 64 64 #206
1898 — 78 78 #195
1897 — 82 82 #187
1896 — 90 90 #180
1895 — 102 102 #153
1894 — 87 87 #174
1893 — 86 86 #169
1892 — 89 89 #178
1891 — 75 75 #173
1890 — 75 75 #178
1889 — 73 73 #183
1888 — 84 84 #176
1887 — 54 54 #210
1886 — 81 81 #172
1885 — 72 72 #181
1884 — 82 82 #171
1883 — 57 57 #201
1882 — 73 73 #184
1881 — 73 73 #166
1880 — 92 92 #149