Reuel vs Reuben

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

Name A

Reuel

Boy name · Rank #3989

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Name B

Reuben

Boy name · Rank #857

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1893–2025.

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