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Reuven

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Reuven is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 59 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
590.00% of boys
Peak year
202459 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1959
1,033people given the name
Babies named Reuven, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,033 boys have been named Reuven in the United States since 1959, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 59 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 27%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Reuven
1950s7
1970s75
1980s98
1990s126
2000s218
2010s276
2020s233

In 2024, its biggest year

Reuven was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Reuven

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.