Reuel

Where Reuel comes from

From Hebrew רְעוּאֵל (“friend of God”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Reuel
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1783
    Reuel Williams born
    American politician
  2. 1829
    Reuel Colt Gridley born
    American storekeeper
  3. 1893
    Debut at its peak, #907
    #907 among boys with 6 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Reuel Williams · American politician, 1783–1862
  • Reuel Colt Gridley · American storekeeper, 1829–1870
  • Reuel Washburn · American judge and politician, 1793–1878

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.