Given name & surname
Rubén
Rubén is a masculine given name. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rubén isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
In Spanish use, Rubén shares an earlier linguistic root with Reuben. The history of Reuben gives this family its wider story. Reuben appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Rubén’s family of names
Rubén shares a linguistic root with Reuben. In Spanish usage, Rubén has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ruben. In Spanish usage, Rubén has a conventional equivalent in the English form Reuben.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rubén has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rubén
- Rubén DaríoNicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat (1867–1916), leading figure of Spanish-language Modernismo
- Rubén BarajaSpanish footballerborn 1975
- Rubén de la RedSpanish footballerborn 1985
- Rubén BladesPanamanian musician (born 1948)
- Rubén GalvánArgentine association football player (1952-2018)
- Rubén CastroSpanish footballerborn 1981
- Rubén PardoSpanish soccer playerborn 1992
- Rubén MartínezSpanish footballerborn 1984
- Rubén SosaUruguayan footballerborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Rubén, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Rueban
“behold, a son!”
>99% boys
Raafael
“God has cured/healed”
>99% boys
Reuele
“friend of God” · “a friend of God”
—
Jashen
“sleeping”
91% boys · 9% girls
Eften
“one who is fertile; productive”
—
Rebeha
—
Reevabel
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Raamah
“trembling” · “thundering”
78% boys · 22% girls