What does Ruben mean?

Ruben means "behold, a son"

How do we pronounce Ruben?

Ruben \ru-ben, rub-en\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ruben is pronounced RUYBahN in Dutch 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ruben: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UY as in "rue (French)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Ruben?

Ruben's origin is Hebrew, and its use, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish. Ruben is a variant spelling of Reuben meaning and origin (English, French, German, and Hebrew). Ruben is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still a popular baby boy name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name's popularity rose from the 1910s up to the 1990s. At the height of its usage in 1992, 0.086% of baby boys were given the name Ruben. It was #178 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #296 with a usage of 0.054%, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its family.

A famous person named Ruben is Talent Show Contestant, Ruben Studdard, born 12 September 1978, Birmingham, Alabama.

List of baby names Ruben:

Raban name variations (German), nicknames for Raeven, meaning of Raevin, baby name Raiven, Ravan meaning, name Raven origin (English), name Ravenne meaning, Ravin name, baby name Ravine, meaning of Ravinn, short names for Ravon, nicknames for Ravonn, Ravonne definition, Ravyn name variations, name Rayvan origin, Rayvaun meaning of name, what does the name Rayven mean, meaning of Rayvenne, Rayvinn definition, and short names for Rayvon (English).

The baby name Ruben fun facts:

The name Ruben in reverse order is "Nebur".

The numerological value of the name Ruben is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Ruben?

Ruben is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.06%
20090.06%
20080.07%
20070.07%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames