Boys' name · since 1949
Ruven
117 babies named Ruven in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
117 babies have been named Ruven since 1949, making it today's #12226 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruven recorded 117 times among boys since 1949, holding rank #12226 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #16,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,226 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruven ranks #16,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,226 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ruven's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ruven compares
117 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruven's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ruven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruven's full recorded timeline at 1981, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Ruven by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Ruven's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ruven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ruven's data
- Ruven's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ruven draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.