Ruben has been given to about 117,207 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Ruben ranks 480th among American boys in 2025, with 632 born that year. Its best year was 1992, when 1,814 babies were given the name, ranking 178th. The typical living American called Ruben is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.