Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Reuben

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Reuben
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

465

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

40.9%

2024

275

All-time

31,851

Reuben has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 465 boys were named Reuben.

In 2024, only 275 boys were given the name.

Down 40.9% from its peak.

All told, about 31,851 Americans have been named Reuben and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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