U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Reid

Reid climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 78,760 U.S. babies, the 403rd most common name by sound today, peaking at 2,586 in 2014, with 1,968 in 2025.

By sound, Reid also includes the spellings Reed.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).