Reuben vs Reuel

Side-by-side comparison of Reuben and Reuel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Reuben

Boy name · Rank #857

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Name B

Reuel

Boy name · Rank #3989

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Metric Reuben Reuel
Current Rank #857 #3989
Total Births (all years) 32,145 958
Peak Year 1920 2025
Peak Year Births 465 35
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Reuben Reuel
1880s 741 -
1890s 828 16
1900s 820 5
1910s 3,274 81
1920s 3,860 120
1930s 2,269 83
1940s 2,060 62
1950s 2,193 72
1960s 2,076 38
1970s 2,542 39
1980s 2,759 41
1990s 2,436 51
2000s 2,279 77
2010s 2,359 122
2020s 1,649 151

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reuben Reuel
2014 267 14
2015 258 8
2016 251 13
2017 240 14
2018 229 12
2019 245 15
2020 246 17
2021 263 16
2022 285 27
2023 303 29
2024 283 27
2025 269 35

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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