Reuben was the result of God's decision about Leah, God determined Reuben's birth because of Jacob's contempt for her, so Reuben's name is a prophetic name,

That the Excellence of Power may be of God
Reuben was the result of God's decision about Leah, God determined Reuben's birth because of Jacob's contempt for her, so Reuben's name is a prophetic name,