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

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Peak · boys
2016 · 1,396 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
40,791
since 1886

Reid over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Reid has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #258, 2016boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,17234#2931,150
2024#4,47331#3001,120
2023#3,91138#3151,060
2022#3,76540#3251,040
2021#4,24533#2991,109
2020#3,49843#3161,048
2019#4,77328#2921,180
2018#3,67741#2881,223
2017#3,62742#2881,246
2016#4,15735#2581,396
2015#4,23234#2781,339
2014#4,45532#2601,432
2013#4,00237#2591,373
2012#4,60131#2921,206
2011#6,56419#2971,123
2010#4,73530#2911,145
2009#5,70924#348903
2008#6,13022#360865
2007#6,32321#424679
2006#5,38325#420683
2005#5,99920#424627
2004#5,06225#442589
2003#5,79520#459550
2002#6,69816#446551
2001#4,32128#451537
2000#6,80815#437545
1999#4,87022#446513
1998#5,12320#423548
1997#4,37024#452486
1996#3,50532#440508
1995#3,67029#384614
1994#3,30234#430530
1993#4,25724#480439
1992#7,06712#455482
1991—#524367
1990—#544339
1989#12,3625#552308
1988—#500335
1987#11,3255#487330
1986#10,9125#522291
1985#9,3076#505298
1984—#496288
1983—#495290
1982—#531259
1981—#536244
1980—#595212
1979—#630185
1978—#602192
1977—#732136
1976—#666151
1975—#629165
1974—#627164
1973—#723124
1972—#635155
1971—#652158
1970—#563207
1969#7,4715#623159
1968—#696118
1967—#640135
1966—#668123
1965—#681119
1964—#647144
1963—#636152
1962#6,5785#683129
1961—#654144
1960—#683132
1959—#618157
1958—#595169
1957—#561189
1956—#547192
1955—#535189
1954—#540179
1953—#504192
1952—#495203
1951—#537159
1950—#570142
1949—#542151
1948—#643110
1947—#624120
1946—#67193
1945—#74368
1944—#76167
1943—#73278
1942—#75572
1941—#78663
1940—#77064
1939—#91646
1938—#89749
1937—#86950
1936—#85351
1935—#88151
1934—#88151
1933—#96143
1932—#85256
1931—#91050
1930—#86558
1929—#96049
1928—#75273
1927—#78670
1926—#82564
1925—#73978
1924—#69688
1923—#73379
1922—#70985
1921—#85665
1920—#73978
1919—#76671
1918—#90953
1917—#86454
1916—#1,04338
1915—#95243
1914—#94934
1913—#96926
1912—#83528
1911—#1,1909
1910—#1,4216
1909—#1,0209
1908—#9469
1907—#9309
1906—#1,0047
1905—#1,2335
1904—#8748
1903—#8468
1902——
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1900—#9688
1899——
1898—#8048
1897—#7878
1896—#9007
1895—#64011
1894—#54314
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedNHWashington: #276 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,626 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNDMinnesota: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,665 boysMNIllinois: #452 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,142 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysWIMichigan: #419 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,921 boysMINew York: #814 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,450 boysNYMassachusetts: #373 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,533 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedSDIowa: #193 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,936 boysIAIndiana: #370 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,710 boysINOhio: #476 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,565 boysOHPennsylvania: #475 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,563 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #639 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 9,308 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedUTColorado: #292 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,797 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedWVVirginia: #518 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,561 boysVAMaryland: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,550 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedNMKansas: #243 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,168 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedARTennessee: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,448 boysTNNorth Carolina: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,066 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #568 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,975 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Reid, so not publishedALGeorgia: #561 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,197 boysGAHawaii: #97 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 427 boysHITexas: #536 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 5,887 boysTXFlorida: #554 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,786 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#97 · 1 in 427
  2. North Dakota#154 · 1 in 1,104
  3. Minnesota#170 · 1 in 1,665
  4. Iowa#193 · 1 in 1,936
  5. Kansas#243 · 1 in 2,168

Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#97161 in 427
North Dakota#15451 in 1,104
Minnesota#170191 in 1,665
Iowa#193101 in 1,936
Kansas#24381 in 2,168
Washington#276121 in 2,626
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,793
Colorado#29291 in 2,797
Indiana#37081 in 4,710
Massachusetts#37361 in 6,533
Maryland#40551 in 5,550
Michigan#419111 in 5,921
North Carolina#43981 in 5,066
Illinois#452161 in 5,142
Tennessee#46151 in 6,448
Pennsylvania#47591 in 8,563
Ohio#47691 in 8,565
Virginia#51851 in 7,561
Texas#536251 in 5,887
Florida#554111 in 6,786
Georgia#56161 in 7,197
Louisiana#56861 in 5,975
California#639241 in 9,308
New York#81491 in 13,450
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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.

See more about Reid
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#845 (1886)#938
1890s64#543 (1894)#748
1900s71#779 (1901)#956
1910s362#766 (1919)#990
1920s729#696 (1924)#780
1930s505#852 (1932)#889
1940s886#542 (1949)#703
1950s1,771#495 (1952)#550
1960s1,355#623 (1969)#661
1970s1,637#563 (1970)#646
1980s2,855#487 (1987)#522
1990s4,826#384 (1995)#458
2000s6,529#348 (2009)#421
2010s12,663#258 (2016)#280
2020s6,527#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 1985

girls
#9,307
6 births · 1 in 286,805 girls
boys
#505
298 births · 1 in 6,202 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #9,307Reid6

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #505Reid298
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 286,805 of them was named Reid, which outranked 25.6% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reid
  1. #8,318Zofia7
  2. #8,318Zora7
  3. #8,318Zorina7
  4. #9,307Reid6
  5. #9,307Abi6
  6. #9,307Adaline6
  7. #9,307Adana6
  8. #10,677Aamanda5
  9. #10,677Aarthi5
  10. #10,677Abbagail5

Tied with 1,369 names at #9,307; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,202 of them was named Reid, which outranked 93.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reid
  1. #502Leonardo301
  2. #503Kasey300
  3. #504Jackie299
  4. #505Reid298
  5. #506Jody295
  6. #506Moises295
  7. #508Brooks294
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →