Reuban

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Reuban: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Reuban: Recorded since 2001, it reached #1,749 in 2009, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#1749highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2001–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2001	#2587
2005	#3208
2006	#4052
2007	#2211
2008	#3687
2009	#1749
2010	#1911
2011	#3300
2012	#3987
2013	#2216
2014	#2248
2015	#3004
2016	#3079
2017	#3040
2018	#3959
2019	#3411
2020	#4608
2021	#3990
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 19 of the 24 years from 2001 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #2587 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #1749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Reuban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Reuban in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	35	6 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	65	10 of 10	7
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Reuban appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1749 in England and Wales in 2009.

Reuban's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1911	11	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1749	12	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2001 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,749, first reached in 2009.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
17 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2009Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jaideep · #1749, 21y
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Ramin · #1749, 19y
Romaisa · #1749, 20y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Muad · #1749, 22y
Syon · #1749, 18y
Umayma · #1752, 23y
Abdul-Haadi · #1745, 13y

Reuban and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Reuban without appearing here.

Reuban moved ahead of

Graeme Compare
In 2008 they stood at #4052 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1749 and #4527.
Maddison Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3687 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1911 and #4678.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3300 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2248 and #4632.
Shannon Compare
In 2006 they stood at #4052 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2211 and #3589.

Moved ahead of Reuban

Mathias Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2587 and #3134 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #3208 and #1617.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3411 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Gustav Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3411 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3040 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3959 and #2693.

Moved the opposite way to Reuban

Albie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 while Albie went from #728 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 while Alfie went from #54 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 while Alfred went from #149 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 while Archie went from #60 to #10.

Moved the same way as Reuban

Aaron Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 and Aaron from #40 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 and Alan from #270 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Reuban went from #2587 to #5119 and Alex from #45 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1749 in England and Wales in 2009. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reuban

Reuban at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Reuban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Reuban appears in

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Reuban at a glance

Reuban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Reuban and the names beside it

Reuban moved ahead of

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