How Many People Are Named Ruven?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Ruven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Ruven peaked in popularity in 1985 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruven as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ruven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1985
9 births
Total Registered
112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruven
Ruven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 112 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ruven as a male name
Ranked #13,939 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1985 (9 births)
Ruven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruven span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 29 babies were registered. Ruven has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruven by Decade
How has Ruven tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ruven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruven
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Ruven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruven?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Ruven are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruven a common name?
Ruven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruven most popular?
Ruven reached peak popularity in 1985, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruven is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruven a male name?
Ruven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruven Smith, Ruven Johnson, Ruven Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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