Behold, a son
Derived from the Hebrew words 're'u' meaning behold and 'ben' meaning son. In the Old Testament, Reuven (Reuben) was the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Less common today
Reuven isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,376 in 2025.
Tenth President of Israel
Influential Romanian-born Israeli painter
The scholarly protagonist and narrator · The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Psychologist known for the theory of structural cognitive modifiability
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
