Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Reid name popularity since 1925
40,880 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Reid (2.4% girls, 97.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Reid is about 17 years old in 2026. Reid peaked in 2014 as the #261 name for boys, and it ranked #293 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,880
- Named Reid, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #293
- for boys in 2025 (1,150 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.6% boys
- 992 girls · 39,888 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 4.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Reid made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Reid births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Reid both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Reid became 2× more common, from 1 in 6,060 baby boys to 1 in 3,100.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Reid's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Reid.
Decade by decade
Babies named Reid in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 334 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 505 | #892 |
| 1940s | 0 | 886 | #747 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,771 | #538 |
| 1960s | 10 | 1,355 | #683 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,637 | #629 |
| 1980s | 21 | 2,855 | #505 |
| 1990s | 197 | 4,826 | #384 |
| 2000s | 216 | 6,529 | #425 |
| 2010s | 329 | 12,663 | #278 |
| 2020–25 | 219 | 6,527 | #293 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Reid from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Reid is most popular
The index compares Reid's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Reid.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 4.62× | 520 |
| Minnesota | 2.31× | 1,516 |
| Nebraska | 1.85× | 468 |
| Wisconsin | 1.54× | 1,095 |
| North Carolina | 1.51× | 1,543 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Reid's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Reid.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Reid (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data