Reid
#4,172 for girls in 2025, 34 births · #293 for boys in 2025, 1,150 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 1,396 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 40,791since 1886
Reid over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Reid has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #4,172 | 34 | #293 | 1,150 |
| 2024 | #4,473 | 31 | #300 | 1,120 |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | #315 | 1,060 |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | #325 | 1,040 |
| 2021 | #4,245 | 33 | #299 | 1,109 |
| 2020 | #3,498 | 43 | #316 | 1,048 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #292 | 1,180 |
| 2018 | #3,677 | 41 | #288 | 1,223 |
| 2017 | #3,627 | 42 | #288 | 1,246 |
| 2016 | #4,157 | 35 | #258 | 1,396 |
| 2015 | #4,232 | 34 | #278 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | #4,455 | 32 | #260 | 1,432 |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | #259 | 1,373 |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | #292 | 1,206 |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | #297 | 1,123 |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | #291 | 1,145 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | #348 | 903 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #360 | 865 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #424 | 679 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #420 | 683 |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #424 | 627 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #442 | 589 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #459 | 550 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #446 | 551 |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | #451 | 537 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #437 | 545 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #446 | 513 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | #423 | 548 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #452 | 486 |
| 1996 | #3,505 | 32 | #440 | 508 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | #384 | 614 |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #430 | 530 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | #480 | 439 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #455 | 482 |
| 1991 | — | #524 | 367 | |
| 1990 | — | #544 | 339 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #552 | 308 |
| 1988 | — | #500 | 335 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #487 | 330 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #522 | 291 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #505 | 298 |
| 1984 | — | #496 | 288 | |
| 1983 | — | #495 | 290 | |
| 1982 | — | #531 | 259 | |
| 1981 | — | #536 | 244 | |
| 1980 | — | #595 | 212 | |
| 1979 | — | #630 | 185 | |
| 1978 | — | #602 | 192 | |
| 1977 | — | #732 | 136 | |
| 1976 | — | #666 | 151 | |
| 1975 | — | #629 | 165 | |
| 1974 | — | #627 | 164 | |
| 1973 | — | #723 | 124 | |
| 1972 | — | #635 | 155 | |
| 1971 | — | #652 | 158 | |
| 1970 | — | #563 | 207 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #623 | 159 |
| 1968 | — | #696 | 118 | |
| 1967 | — | #640 | 135 | |
| 1966 | — | #668 | 123 | |
| 1965 | — | #681 | 119 | |
| 1964 | — | #647 | 144 | |
| 1963 | — | #636 | 152 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #683 | 129 |
| 1961 | — | #654 | 144 | |
| 1960 | — | #683 | 132 | |
| 1959 | — | #618 | 157 | |
| 1958 | — | #595 | 169 | |
| 1957 | — | #561 | 189 | |
| 1956 | — | #547 | 192 | |
| 1955 | — | #535 | 189 | |
| 1954 | — | #540 | 179 | |
| 1953 | — | #504 | 192 | |
| 1952 | — | #495 | 203 | |
| 1951 | — | #537 | 159 | |
| 1950 | — | #570 | 142 | |
| 1949 | — | #542 | 151 | |
| 1948 | — | #643 | 110 | |
| 1947 | — | #624 | 120 | |
| 1946 | — | #671 | 93 | |
| 1945 | — | #743 | 68 | |
| 1944 | — | #761 | 67 | |
| 1943 | — | #732 | 78 | |
| 1942 | — | #755 | 72 | |
| 1941 | — | #786 | 63 | |
| 1940 | — | #770 | 64 | |
| 1939 | — | #916 | 46 | |
| 1938 | — | #897 | 49 | |
| 1937 | — | #869 | 50 | |
| 1936 | — | #853 | 51 | |
| 1935 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1934 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1933 | — | #961 | 43 | |
| 1932 | — | #852 | 56 | |
| 1931 | — | #910 | 50 | |
| 1930 | — | #865 | 58 | |
| 1929 | — | #960 | 49 | |
| 1928 | — | #752 | 73 | |
| 1927 | — | #786 | 70 | |
| 1926 | — | #825 | 64 | |
| 1925 | — | #739 | 78 | |
| 1924 | — | #696 | 88 | |
| 1923 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1922 | — | #709 | 85 | |
| 1921 | — | #856 | 65 | |
| 1920 | — | #739 | 78 | |
| 1919 | — | #766 | 71 | |
| 1918 | — | #909 | 53 | |
| 1917 | — | #864 | 54 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1915 | — | #952 | 43 | |
| 1914 | — | #949 | 34 | |
| 1913 | — | #969 | 26 | |
| 1912 | — | #835 | 28 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1886
The first year at least five boys were named Reid! It came in at #845, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Reid is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#86 · 1 in 403
- Minnesota#207 · 1 in 2,394
- Iowa#216 · 1 in 2,463
- Connecticut#328 · 1 in 3,461
- Utah#359 · 1 in 3,802
Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #86 | 16 | 1 in 403 |
| Minnesota | #207 | 13 | 1 in 2,394 |
| Iowa | #216 | 9 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Connecticut | #328 | 5 | 1 in 3,461 |
| Utah | #359 | 5 | 1 in 3,802 |
| Wisconsin | #396 | 5 | 1 in 6,906 |
| Colorado | #397 | 5 | 1 in 4,353 |
| Washington | #475 | 5 | 1 in 5,927 |
| Georgia | #496 | 7 | 1 in 5,612 |
| Pennsylvania | #508 | 8 | 1 in 9,509 |
| Ohio | #570 | 7 | 1 in 11,485 |
| Illinois | #593 | 10 | 1 in 8,375 |
| California | #636 | 20 | 1 in 8,987 |
| Michigan | #688 | 5 | 1 in 13,406 |
| Texas | #911 | 8 | 1 in 15,415 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 7 spots since 2024 (#300 → #293)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#316 → #293)
- 15 spots since 2015 (#278 → #293)
- Biggest jump: 355 spots in 1912 (#1,190 → #835)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1905 (#874 → #1,233)
Rise & fade · boys
130 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2016 at #258 (1,396 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 127 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1917–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,341
- Highest: 1 in 1,341 boys born in 2014 were named Reid (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,485 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #258 in 2016, was only 1 in 1,359 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 31.0% of all boys named Reid (12,663) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #845 (1886) | #938 |
| 1890s | 64 | #543 (1894) | #748 |
| 1900s | 71 | #779 (1901) | #956 |
| 1910s | 362 | #766 (1919) | #990 |
| 1920s | 729 | #696 (1924) | #780 |
| 1930s | 505 | #852 (1932) | #889 |
| 1940s | 886 | #542 (1949) | #703 |
| 1950s | 1,771 | #495 (1952) | #550 |
| 1960s | 1,355 | #623 (1969) | #661 |
| 1970s | 1,637 | #563 (1970) | #646 |
| 1980s | 2,855 | #487 (1987) | #522 |
| 1990s | 4,826 | #384 (1995) | #458 |
| 2000s | 6,529 | #348 (2009) | #421 |
| 2010s | 12,663 | #258 (2016) | #280 |
| 2020s | 6,527 | #293 (2025) | #308 |
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.
Reid in 1979
boys
#630
185 births · 1 in 9,306 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 9,306 of them was named Reid, which outranked 91.1% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).