MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ruben mean?
Ruben is a form of Reuben, the Hebrew name understood as “behold, a son”. Reuben is Jacob and Leah's eldest son in Genesis.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रूबेन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ruben in Indian usage
1,126 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 144 |
| 1970s | 232 |
| 1980s | 291 |
| 1990s | 295 |
| Other decades | 164 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 334 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 271 |
| Other states | 521 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ruben / M | 527 | 100 |
| Scotland | Ruben / M | 29 | 152 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Ruben ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ruben; Table_6, C105 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ruben; Table_6, C105
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ruben; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ruben; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy