Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Reed

#593 most common boys' name of all time · #1,321 across all names · 98% boys / 2% girls · used 1881–2025

Rank among boys
#593
Rank overall
#1,321 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
36,977
Since 2016
8,133
Peak year
2014 #318
Best rank
#318 2014
📖The word “reed” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 1,122/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Reed first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 14 770 784 #418
2024 22 747 769 #423
2023 24 725 749 #430
2022 18 777 795 #416
2021 27 740 767 #415
2020 32 661 693 #450
2019 28 777 805 #402
2018 34 855 889 #377
2017 20 862 882 #379
2016 38 962 1,000 #351
2015 37 1,045 1,082 #330
2014 26 1,096 1,122 #318
2013 25 1,032 1,057 #323
2012 25 817 842 #371
2011 34 809 843 #367
2010 24 759 783 #381
2009 22 687 709 #419
2008 18 726 744 #407
2007 15 617 632 #450
2006 19 568 587 #470
2005 16 530 546 #472
2004 13 514 527 #483
2003 15 478 493 #508
2002 18 468 486 #493
2001 22 501 523 #472
2000 24 529 553 #449
1999 22 558 580 #423
1998 23 524 547 #437
1997 29 504 533 #445
1996 51 532 583 #422
1995 28 550 578 #414
1994 44 509 553 #442
1993 30 437 467 #481
1992 17 367 384 #528
1991 6 276 282 #615
1990 — 238 238 #655
1989 — 226 226 #666
1988 — 255 255 #577
1987 6 240 246 #585
1986 8 233 241 #583
1985 5 230 235 #579
1984 6 204 210 #593
1983 5 207 212 #594
1982 — 217 217 #587
1981 — 196 196 #610
1980 5 198 203 #620
1979 6 141 147 #729
1978 — 191 191 #603
1977 — 145 145 #707
1976 — 141 141 #697
1975 — 129 129 #730
1974 — 147 147 #670
1973 — 136 136 #683
1972 — 121 121 #725
1971 — 129 129 #727
1970 — 172 172 #619
1969 — 154 154 #642
1968 5 142 147 #637
1967 — 148 148 #615
1966 — 153 153 #601
1965 — 157 157 #611
1964 5 185 190 #583
1963 — 166 166 #609
1962 — 197 197 #563
1961 — 179 179 #590
1960 — 215 215 #542
1959 — 197 197 #552
1958 — 252 252 #492
1957 — 283 283 #459
1956 — 282 282 #451
1955 — 270 270 #451
1954 — 252 252 #458
1953 — 263 263 #439
1952 — 250 250 #448
1951 — 241 241 #436
1950 — 204 204 #468
1949 — 268 268 #414
1948 — 172 172 #504
1947 — 160 160 #532
1946 — 135 135 #549
1945 — 112 112 #575
1944 — 109 109 #590
1943 — 111 111 #600
1942 — 131 131 #534
1941 — 96 96 #618
1940 — 91 91 #624
1939 — 73 73 #697
1938 — 98 98 #598
1937 — 67 67 #745
1936 — 78 78 #673
1935 5 80 85 #667
1934 — 87 87 #647
1933 — 86 86 #625
1932 — 89 89 #641
1931 — 108 108 #568
1930 — 105 105 #587
1929 — 112 112 #559
1928 — 120 120 #559
1927 — 109 109 #595
1926 — 144 144 #508
1925 — 114 114 #591
1924 — 108 108 #614
1923 — 119 119 #573
1922 — 136 136 #539
1921 5 142 147 #523
1920 — 123 123 #555
1919 — 104 104 #588
1918 — 123 123 #543
1917 — 127 127 #511
1916 — 100 100 #580
1915 — 101 101 #566
1914 — 66 66 #626
1913 — 67 67 #526
1912 — 43 43 #644
1911 — 29 29 #573
1910 — 30 30 #521
1909 — 16 16 #704
1908 — 18 18 #625
1907 — 18 18 #607
1906 — 19 19 #544
1905 — 20 20 #523
1904 — 17 17 #562
1903 — 21 21 #466
1902 — 21 21 #474
1901 — 11 11 #671
1900 — 14 14 #694
1899 — 9 9 #758
1898 — 20 20 #472
1897 — 12 12 #647
1896 — 16 16 #532
1895 — 19 19 #474
1894 — 12 12 #624
1893 — 11 11 #644
1892 — 15 15 #546
1891 — 10 10 #627
1890 — 13 13 #563
1889 — 12 12 #579
1888 — 15 15 #524
1887 — 5 5 #997
1886 — 5 5 #1,031
1885 — 6 6 #896
1884 — 9 9 #694
1883 — 7 7 #779
1882 — 9 9 #689
1881 — 8 8 #703