boy's name
Reuven
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,152
Reuven is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 59 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 57,162 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
Reuven over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 98 |
| 1990s | 126 |
| 2000s | 218 |
| 2010s | 276 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 291 |
How popular is Reuven?
In 2025, Reuven was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Reuven is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Reuven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Reuven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Reuven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Reuven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Reuven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Reuven
How popular is the name Reuven?
In 2025, Reuven was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Reuven a girl's or a boy's name?
Reuven is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Reuven most popular?
Reuven peaked in 2024, when 59 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Reuven a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Reuven currently ranks #2,385 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.