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Reed name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Reed ranks #419 in male records (770 reported) and #7,814 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,814 · 14 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 8 female records (22 to 14); rank moved from #5,755 to #7,814.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 13 female records (27 to 14); rank moved from #4,931 to #7,814.
2025 male rank and count
#419 · 770 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 23 male records (747 to 770); rank moved from #423 to #419.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 30 male records (740 to 770); rank moved from #415 to #419.
Peak year in available data
2016: 962 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Reed becoming more popular?

Reed's reported male count increased by 23 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #423 to #419. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Reed in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ReedFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9620201620252016: 38 female records2017: 20 female records2018: 34 female records2019: 28 female records2020: 32 female records2021: 27 female records2022: 18 female records2023: 24 female records2024: 22 female records2025: 14 female records2016: 962 male records2017: 862 male records2018: 855 male records2019: 777 male records2020: 661 male records2021: 740 male records2022: 777 male records2023: 725 male records2024: 747 male records2025: 770 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025147,814770419
2024225,755747423
2023245,353725431
2022186,656777416
2021274,931740415
2020324,340661450
2019284,875777402
2018344,223855378
2017206,241862379
2016383,982962351

Questions about Reed’s popularity

How common is Reed in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Reed ranks #419 in male records (770 reported) and #7,814 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Reed?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Reed only.

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