Reuben - is it common ?

[Mummadaughter]

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

Popular round me

I know 2. Both babies in chi chi parts of London.

So it really depends on where you are as to how popular locally it is.

I know of one, he's about 3 or 4 I think.

I don’t know if he still gets asked or not. Maybe not. But as a teen he got it a lot. Sounds like it’s a more common name now.

I have a Reuben, he's the only one in his school year. I've never ever been asked if he's Jewish!

My eldest sons best friend is a Reuben and the dog next door is a Reuben but thats all I know of!

I have a Reuben, and his DF and I have v first testament names. No one has ever asked if we are Jewish though (we are not) and I would regard anyone asking as quite weird and possibly a bit of a twat

It's my daughters dogs name, I love it now, I call him Rubes, I think its a lovely name, go with it if you like it.

I’m in a small village in Ireland and I know of 4 Ruebens. All around 10/11 years old.

Yep I have a Reuben Yr 10 , we have been asked if we are Jewish . There are no others in the years above him but three in year 7 .

One in my son's class and my friends DS name.

I have a 9 year old Reuben. I don’t know any others but like two pp I also know a dog called Reuben. He’s a lovely flat coated retriever and it really suits him.

My Reuben’s name is is often spelt wrong so be warned about that!

I have been asked if I’m Jewish more than once.

I often ask people if they are Jewish when they have Jewish names. We are a small tribe so it's nice to meet another. What's wrong with that?

I don’t think it is very common, although I think it is a lovely name it used to be my mums maiden name and made me smile when I saw it, so I just had to post. 😊

There were two DS's mixed primary school class of 20. So 20% of the boys! He is now 28.

One was Jewish. I don't think the other was, though never asked. I thought it was unusual then, but seems to have become more common.

Wasn't the eldest boy on that Yorkshire farm series called Reuben?

One on my dd reception class ..

There were two in my NCT group alone but make of that what you will

One in dc’s class at school, and one who is 2. A couple I've heard at baby groups. So I’d say It’s not unusual, but I don’t think too popular in an overdone way.

I know a handful. It doesn't have Oliver/Noah levels of popularity, but it's not particularly uncommon or unusual.

One, he's 13

I know two (in the south east) one is about 15 and the other is 4 . Not particularly common where I'm from, I think it's a lovely name

I’ve got one. There’s one other in his primary of 400 kids. We expected a lot more tbh. We come across a few in opposition football teams.

Never been asked if we are Jewish, although my American colleagues think it’s a VERY old man name.

Two horses. Both mid teens.

I appreciate that’s not that helpful.

I’ve never heard it as a name. It is a sandwich back in North America (I’m Canadian).

There are lots of 1st testiment names that are commonly used by none Jewish parents such as Sarah, Hannah, isaac, Seth ect ect.