Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Rueben

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1886Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

76.4%

2024

All-time

4,843

Rueben is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 72 boys were named Rueben.

In 2024, only 17 boys were given the name.

Down 76.4% from its peak.

All told, about 4,843 Americans have been named Rueben and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

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