Reid

Where Reid comes from

The dictionaries list Reid as a given name — a male given name transferred from the surname — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1886
    First appearance
    #845 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Reid Hoffman born
    American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author
  3. 1975
    Reid Wiseman born
    American astronaut
  4. 2016
    Peak, #258
    1,396 babies named Reid — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Reid Wiseman · American astronaut, born 1975
  • Reid Hoffman · American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author, born 1967
  • Reid Scott · American actor, born 1977
  • Reid Ewing · American actor and musician, born 1988
  • Reid Ribble · American politician, born 1956

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.