Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ruben

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

1,805

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

66.4%

2024

607

All-time

115,918

Ruben 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 1992, when 1,805 boys were named Ruben.

In 2024, only 607 boys were given the name.

Down 66.4% from its peak.

All told, about 115,918 Americans have been named Ruben and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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