Reed
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #417 for boys in 2025, 770 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2014 · 1,096 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,056since 1881
Reed over time
Rank among boys' names. Reed has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #417 | 770 |
| 2024 | #5,615 | 22 | #422 | 747 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #430 | 725 |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | #415 | 777 |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 | #415 | 740 |
| 2020 | #4,263 | 32 | #450 | 661 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #402 | 777 |
| 2018 | #4,144 | 34 | #376 | 855 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #379 | 862 |
| 2016 | #3,923 | 38 | #351 | 962 |
| 2015 | #3,989 | 37 | #330 | 1,045 |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 26 | #318 | 1,096 |
| 2013 | #5,317 | 25 | #322 | 1,032 |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | #371 | 817 |
| 2011 | #4,244 | 34 | #367 | 809 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #381 | 759 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 | #419 | 687 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #405 | 726 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #450 | 617 |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | #470 | 568 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #472 | 530 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #483 | 514 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #508 | 478 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #493 | 468 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #472 | 501 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #449 | 529 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #423 | 558 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #437 | 524 |
| 1997 | #3,815 | 29 | #445 | 504 |
| 1996 | #2,476 | 51 | #422 | 532 |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | #414 | 550 |
| 1994 | #2,752 | 44 | #442 | 509 |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | #481 | 437 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #528 | 367 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #615 | 276 |
| 1990 | — | #655 | 238 | |
| 1989 | — | #666 | 226 | |
| 1988 | — | #576 | 255 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #584 | 240 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #582 | 233 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #578 | 230 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #592 | 204 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #592 | 207 |
| 1982 | — | #586 | 217 | |
| 1981 | — | #610 | 196 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #620 | 198 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #729 | 141 |
| 1978 | — | #603 | 191 | |
| 1977 | — | #706 | 145 | |
| 1976 | — | #697 | 141 | |
| 1975 | — | #730 | 129 | |
| 1974 | — | #668 | 147 | |
| 1973 | — | #683 | 136 | |
| 1972 | — | #724 | 121 | |
| 1971 | — | #727 | 129 | |
| 1970 | — | #619 | 172 | |
| 1969 | — | #641 | 154 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #637 | 142 |
| 1967 | — | #615 | 148 | |
| 1966 | — | #601 | 153 | |
| 1965 | — | #610 | 157 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #581 | 185 |
| 1963 | — | #609 | 166 | |
| 1962 | — | #563 | 197 | |
| 1961 | — | #590 | 179 | |
| 1960 | — | #542 | 215 | |
| 1959 | — | #552 | 197 | |
| 1958 | — | #492 | 252 | |
| 1957 | — | #459 | 283 | |
| 1956 | — | #451 | 282 | |
| 1955 | — | #451 | 270 | |
| 1954 | — | #457 | 252 | |
| 1953 | — | #438 | 263 | |
| 1952 | — | #448 | 250 | |
| 1951 | — | #435 | 241 | |
| 1950 | — | #468 | 204 | |
| 1949 | — | #412 | 268 | |
| 1948 | — | #503 | 172 | |
| 1947 | — | #532 | 160 | |
| 1946 | — | #548 | 135 | |
| 1945 | — | #572 | 112 | |
| 1944 | — | #589 | 109 | |
| 1943 | — | #600 | 111 | |
| 1942 | — | #532 | 131 | |
| 1941 | — | #613 | 96 | |
| 1940 | — | #622 | 91 | |
| 1939 | — | #695 | 73 | |
| 1938 | — | #597 | 98 | |
| 1937 | — | #742 | 67 | |
| 1936 | — | #669 | 78 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #663 | 80 |
| 1934 | — | #642 | 87 | |
| 1933 | — | #624 | 86 | |
| 1932 | — | #632 | 89 | |
| 1931 | — | #565 | 108 | |
| 1930 | — | #584 | 105 | |
| 1929 | — | #557 | 112 | |
| 1928 | — | #558 | 120 | |
| 1927 | — | #592 | 109 | |
| 1926 | — | #506 | 144 | |
| 1925 | — | #588 | 114 | |
| 1924 | — | #613 | 108 | |
| 1923 | — | #572 | 119 | |
| 1922 | — | #537 | 136 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #521 | 142 |
| 1920 | — | #551 | 123 | |
| 1919 | — | #587 | 104 | |
| 1918 | — | #541 | 123 | |
| 1917 | — | #509 | 127 | |
| 1916 | — | #574 | 100 | |
| 1915 | — | #562 | 101 | |
| 1914 | — | #622 | 66 | |
| 1913 | — | #523 | 67 | |
| 1912 | — | #635 | 43 | |
| 1911 | — | #562 | 29 | |
| 1910 | — | #512 | 30 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #523 | 19 | |
| 1905 | — | #507 | 20 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #518 | 16 | |
| 1895 | — | #456 | 19 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Reed! It came in at #653, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Reed is popular in 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#234 · 1 in 1,129
- Minnesota#250 · 1 in 1,337
- Arkansas#261 · 1 in 1,201
- Michigan#266 · 1 in 1,506
- Wisconsin#286 · 1 in 1,574
Best ever in a state: #31 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #234 | 15 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Minnesota | #250 | 23 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Arkansas | #261 | 13 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Michigan | #266 | 36 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Wisconsin | #286 | 19 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Kentucky | #309 | 12 | 1 in 1,999 |
| Utah | #314 | 15 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Oregon | #317 | 13 | 1 in 1,566 |
| Louisiana | #327 | 15 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Maryland | #359 | 14 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Oklahoma | #359 | 12 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Ohio | #362 | 26 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Mississippi | #370 | 9 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Missouri | #393 | 13 | 1 in 2,690 |
| South Carolina | #410 | 10 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Massachusetts | #415 | 10 | 1 in 3,291 |
| Alabama | #421 | 10 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Colorado | #428 | 11 | 1 in 2,751 |
| Indiana | #431 | 13 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Virginia | #440 | 15 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Connecticut | #444 | 5 | 1 in 3,367 |
| Kansas | #458 | 6 | 1 in 2,804 |
| Tennessee | #469 | 12 | 1 in 3,121 |
| Texas | #502 | 48 | 1 in 3,882 |
| Pennsylvania | #520 | 15 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Florida | #535 | 27 | 1 in 3,828 |
| Washington | #564 | 9 | 1 in 4,038 |
| Arizona | #592 | 9 | 1 in 5,035 |
| New Jersey | #595 | 10 | 1 in 4,705 |
| Georgia | #617 | 14 | 1 in 4,459 |
| California | #630 | 41 | 1 in 6,349 |
| Illinois | #636 | 16 | 1 in 4,812 |
| North Carolina | #727 | 9 | 1 in 6,054 |
| New York | #900 | 13 | 1 in 8,426 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Reed
- 5 spots since 2024 (#422 → #417)
- 33 spots since 2020 (#450 → #417)
- 87 spots since 2015 (#330 → #417)
- Biggest jump: 416 spots in 1888 (#921 → #505)
- Biggest drop: 262 spots in 1899 (#452 → #714)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2014 at #318 (1,096 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1881–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,753 boys born in 2014 were named Reed (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,218 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 25.0% of all boys named Reed (9,014) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #505 (1888) | #718 |
| 1890s | 137 | #452 (1898) | #562 |
| 1900s | 175 | #451 (1903) | #568 |
| 1910s | 790 | #509 (1917) | #563 |
| 1920s | 1,227 | #506 (1926) | #560 |
| 1930s | 871 | #565 (1931) | #641 |
| 1940s | 1,385 | #412 (1949) | #552 |
| 1950s | 2,494 | #435 (1951) | #465 |
| 1960s | 1,696 | #542 (1960) | #599 |
| 1970s | 1,452 | #603 (1978) | #689 |
| 1980s | 2,206 | #576 (1988) | #599 |
| 1990s | 4,495 | #414 (1995) | #486 |
| 2000s | 5,618 | #405 (2008) | #462 |
| 2010s | 9,014 | #318 (2014) | #360 |
| 2020s | 4,420 | #415 (2022) | #425 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Reed in 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 100,064 of them was named Reed, which outranked 67.1% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,356Ytzel20
- #6,356Zamia20
- #6,356Zykia20
- #6,592Reed19
- #6,592Aaryn19
- #6,592Adali19
- #6,592Adira19
- #6,840Aamiyah18
- #6,840Aaralynn18
- #6,840Aariyah18
Tied with 247 names at #6,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 3,618 of them was named Reed, which outranked 96.7% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.