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Reuben - is it common ?

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Mummadaughter · 09/04/2024 11:20

Is the name Reuben common? How many Reuben’s do you know ?

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PotatoPudding · 09/04/2024 13:20

I know two under 6 and one about 50.

jannier · 09/04/2024 13:29

CormorantStrikesBack · 09/04/2024 13:18

My cousin in his 50s. He was always getting asked if he’s Jewish.

I don't think people think like that nowadays

Nicetobenice67 · 09/04/2024 13:31

I know 2 …it’s a lovely name

greezelouise · 09/04/2024 13:34

Wonderful name. But then I like all the biblical names

TenThousandSpoons · 09/04/2024 13:36

I know one, age 12. Love the name.

PotatoPudding · 09/04/2024 13:43

jannier · 09/04/2024 13:29

I don't think people think like that nowadays

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They really do! The parents of the ones I know frequently get asked this.

JustGettingStarted · 09/04/2024 13:43

In America it would be a Jewish name. It's mostly associated with the sandwich invented by a Jewish deli owner named Rueben.

ZipZapZoom · 09/04/2024 13:45

PotatoPudding · 09/04/2024 13:43

They really do! The parents of the ones I know frequently get asked this.

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I've genuinely never come across any of the Reubens I know being asked if they were Jewish. It's a very common name these days so I'd be surprised to find someone assuming a child with this name was automatically Jewish.

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 09/04/2024 13:48

I know 2 preschool kids with this name. I don't even know many people with kids.

pecanpie101 · 09/04/2024 13:48

I know 2

DuchessOfSausage · 09/04/2024 13:49

It gets misspelt a lot as Rueben. The sandwich is Reuben sandwich.

Stoatingabout · 09/04/2024 13:49

I know a few. I wanted it for my youngest but my husband didn't. We have a Rufus instead which I prefer now.

Moreteaandchocolate · 09/04/2024 13:56

I know an 11 year old and a 9 year old called Reuben (from different areas of the country)

ggggggooooo · 09/04/2024 14:08

It's common in Israel

SweetCinnamon · 09/04/2024 14:42

I know of one

VivaLaResistance · 09/04/2024 14:44

Common in my house as I have a Reuben haha. He is 12 and when he was born I'd only ever met one - which was where I got the name - and he was a grown man. As soon as I'd had him they seemed to pop up everywhere! We know of 3 others now.

TheFormidableMrsC · 09/04/2024 14:45

I know three but scattered across the country. It's not very common. Lovely name!

VivaLaResistance · 09/04/2024 14:46

Oh and yes I got asked a lot if we were Jewish when he was born. It also gets misspelt to Rueben a lot, even by close family!

Katiesaidthat · 09/04/2024 15:03

I know three, two in Spain and one in England. None are Jewish.

Berlinlover · 09/04/2024 15:09

I know one and he’s 22. I think his mother said she named him after a boxer.

LauderSyme · 09/04/2024 15:14

I know one who is a teenager and one who is canine!

Flopsy145 · 09/04/2024 15:17

I know of about 3, I think it's becoming more popular

Theoldwoman · 09/04/2024 15:22

One of my top boys names. I know two, one is 40 and the other is 19.

SallyWD · 09/04/2024 15:29

It's fairly popular where I live. I think I know about five between the ages of 9 and 14.
Its a nice name though.

RuthW · 09/04/2024 15:33

Not heard any for a while. It was popular a few years ago.