Reid

Boy name

Reid has been given to 41,783 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #293 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɹiːd/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

41,783

Peak year

2014 (1,464 babies)

Rank in 2025

#293 for boys

First recorded

1886

10-year trend

▼ -14%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Reid.

41,784 babies since 1970

41,777 babies since 1891

41,574 babies since 1991

41,378 babies since 1922

41,160 babies since 1968

40,635 babies since 1968

43,123 babies since 1990

40,349 babies since 1990

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