US rank #2368 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,033 births

Reuven — #2368 US boys' name

1,033 babies named Reuven in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71970s751980s981990s1262000s2182010s2762020s233
#2368
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Reuven was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

59 babies were named Reuven in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reuven

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,033 babies named Reuven between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reuven currently holds the #2368 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reuven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Reuven shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 461 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Reuven in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reuven in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,033 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reuven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,033

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2024

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,368

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Reuven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
59
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961988197919701959 7

Reuven by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
276 births that decade — 27% of Reuven's all-time total
1950s71970s751980s981990s1262000s2182010s2762020s233

Reuven by state

Where Reuven concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Reuven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
461 44.6%
#2 New Jersey
164 15.9%
#3 California
6 0.6%
New York share of Reuven's total US births 44.6%
Even split

461 of 1,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reuven?
1,033 babies have been named Reuven since 1959. It currently ranks #2368 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 59 births.
When was Reuven most popular?
Reuven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Reuven most popular?
The top states for the name Reuven are New York (461 births), New Jersey (164 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Reuven been used?
Reuven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Reuven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reuben, Reuel, Reubin, Reus, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.