Ruben - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ruben \r(u)-ben\ is of Spanish origin. Variant of Reuben (Hebrew) "see, a son". Singer Ruben Blades.

Ruben has 4 variant forms: Rube, Rubi, Rubin and Rubino.

Baby names that sound like Ruben are Reubin, Reuban, Robyn, Robin, Robben and Roban.

Ruben is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ruben. Click here to compare Ruben with related baby names.