Meaning of the nameRubens
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Latin origin
- Ru-bens
Rubens is a male name with two explanations in the sources: an equivalent of the Hebrew Reuben, 'behold, a son', or, possibly, the Latin rubens, 'being red'.
Meaning
“equivalent of Reuben, from Hebrew 'behold, a son'; or, possibly, from Latin rubens, 'being red'”
Source: Wiktionary: Reuben · Behind the Name: Reuben · Behind the Name: Rubens
- People (2022)
- 88,698
- Rank in Brazil
- #349
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 105,702
- people
Rubens in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rubens, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (19,006 people).
328 women 88,370 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rubens is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rubens in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.068%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.060%
- Paraná 0.058%
- Goiás 0.055%
- Mato Grosso 0.049%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 30,235 | 0.068% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,602 | 0.047% |
| Paraná | 6,578 | 0.058% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,894 | 0.037% |
| Goiás | 3,848 | 0.055% |
| Bahia | 3,812 | 0.027% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,559 | 0.047% |
| Pará | 3,258 | 0.040% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,909 | 0.027% |
| Ceará | 2,027 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 1,948 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,801 | 0.049% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,725 | 0.045% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,650 | 0.060% |
| Maranhão | 1,382 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,353 | 0.048% |
| Amazonas | 1,277 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 929 | 0.023% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 854 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 847 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 727 | 0.046% |
| Piauí | 698 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 670 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 531 | 0.035% |
| Amapá | 223 | 0.030% |
| Roraima | 194 | 0.031% |
| Acre | 167 | 0.020% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rubens
The sources give two readings for Rubens. Wiktionary records the name as an equivalent of the English Reuben, a Hebrew name formed from 'behold' and 'son', which in the Bible is the name of the first son of Jacob and Leah. Behind the Name, in its own entry for Rubens, a Brazilian usage, proposes another origin: possibly the Latin rubens, the participle of rubeo, 'to be red'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 88,698 people named Rubens, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, the name is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rubens · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Reuben · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Reuben · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rubens · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubens · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rubens
What does the name Rubens mean?
Rubens means “equivalent of Reuben, from Hebrew 'behold, a son'; or, possibly, from Latin rubens, 'being red'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rubens in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 88,698 people with the first name Rubens, which ranks it number 349 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rubens a boy's or a girl's name?
Rubens is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 328 women and 88,370 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rubens?
Rubens is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rubens most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.068% of the state's population is named Rubens (30,235 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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