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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Reid has never cracked the top 200 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 | #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 | — | — | ||
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 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#120 · 1 in 384
- Vermont#123 · 1 in 363
- North Dakota#124 · 1 in 387
- Delaware#137 · 1 in 440
- Louisiana#145 · 1 in 588
Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #120 | 26 | 1 in 384 |
| Vermont | #123 | 5 | 1 in 363 |
| North Dakota | #124 | 10 | 1 in 387 |
| Delaware | #137 | 8 | 1 in 440 |
| Louisiana | #145 | 42 | 1 in 588 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 44 | 1 in 616 |
| Indiana | #156 | 56 | 1 in 637 |
| Maine | #166 | 8 | 1 in 587 |
| Kansas | #174 | 24 | 1 in 650 |
| Maryland | #186 | 34 | 1 in 808 |
| Iowa | #188 | 21 | 1 in 727 |
| Montana | #188 | 7 | 1 in 577 |
| Michigan | #191 | 58 | 1 in 827 |
| Ohio | #191 | 72 | 1 in 829 |
| Minnesota | #196 | 33 | 1 in 849 |
| New Hampshire | #203 | 6 | 1 in 812 |
| Missouri | #206 | 37 | 1 in 858 |
| Massachusetts | #211 | 28 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Connecticut | #220 | 14 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Illinois | #221 | 66 | 1 in 999 |
| Georgia | #224 | 53 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Kentucky | #224 | 22 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Virginia | #226 | 40 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 23 | 1 in 919 |
| Pennsylvania | #236 | 50 | 1 in 1,195 |
| North Carolina | #238 | 46 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Alabama | #243 | 20 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Tennessee | #247 | 32 | 1 in 1,112 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 18 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Colorado | #268 | 25 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Washington | #279 | 30 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Arkansas | #285 | 12 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Texas | #293 | 121 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Florida | #304 | 57 | 1 in 1,639 |
| West Virginia | #318 | 5 | 1 in 1,676 |
| New York | #342 | 53 | 1 in 1,934 |
| New Jersey | #353 | 20 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Oregon | #380 | 10 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Mississippi | #401 | 7 | 1 in 1,927 |
| California | #415 | 83 | 1 in 2,735 |
| Utah | #458 | 9 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Arizona | #474 | 13 | 1 in 2,830 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Reid
- 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)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2016 at #258 (1,396 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1917–2025
- 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
- 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 2013
Top girls' names in 2013
Top boys' names in 2013
More about 2013
girls
1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 47,426 of them was named Reid, which outranked 79.2% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,918Zahira38
- #3,918Zemira38
- #3,918Zylah38
- #4,002Reid37
- #4,002Adelaida37
- #4,002Adelin37
- #4,002Aerial37
- #4,076Adalyne36
- #4,076Ainsleigh36
- #4,076Analiz36
Tied with 73 names at #4,002; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,378 of them was named Reid, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.