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.

Reynolds*

#3,338 most common boys' name of all time · #8,122 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1888–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#3,338
Rank overall
#8,122 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
1,805
Since 2016
265
Peak year
2024 #4,713
Best rank
#925 1901
Girls Boys peak 37/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Reynolds first appears in 1888. 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 8 18 26 #5,220
2024 16 21 37 #4,713
2023 12 20 32 #4,899
2022 13 18 31 #5,228
2021 5 14 19 #6,048
2020 6 13 19 #6,307
2019 14 15 29 #5,825
2018 7 14 21 #6,050
2017 11 16 27 #5,546
2016 7 17 24 #5,336
2015 9 10 19 #7,523
2014 11 11 22 #7,068
2013 7 8 15 #8,835
2012 — 9 9 #8,191
2011 5 7 12 #9,650
2010 — 11 11 #7,104
2009 — 7 7 #9,902
2008 — 15 15 #5,785
2007 — 5 5 #12,441
2006 — 13 13 #6,113
2005 — 9 9 #7,683
2004 — 9 9 #7,573
2001 — 9 9 #6,974
2000 — 5 5 #10,411
1999 — 8 8 #7,182
1997 — 11 11 #5,311
1996 — 7 7 #7,194
1995 — 6 6 #7,848
1994 — 7 7 #7,006
1993 — 8 8 #6,267
1992 — 6 6 #7,483
1991 — 8 8 #5,979
1990 — 7 7 #6,471
1989 — 5 5 #7,984
1988 — 11 11 #4,198
1987 — 11 11 #3,988
1986 — 8 8 #4,904
1985 — 11 11 #3,835
1984 — 6 6 #5,628
1983 — 9 9 #4,177
1982 — 7 7 #5,071
1980 — 8 8 #4,535
1979 — 8 8 #4,451
1977 — 12 12 #3,230
1976 — 7 7 #4,476
1975 — 11 11 #3,273
1974 — 8 8 #3,891
1973 — 6 6 #4,579
1972 — 8 8 #3,676
1971 — 11 11 #3,005
1970 — 13 13 #2,650
1969 — 9 9 #3,111
1968 — 15 15 #2,131
1967 — 11 11 #2,504
1966 — 14 14 #2,160
1965 — 14 14 #2,204
1964 — 10 10 #2,705
1963 — 19 19 #1,858
1962 — 16 16 #2,055
1961 — 13 13 #2,348
1960 — 15 15 #2,149
1959 — 21 21 #1,772
1958 — 12 12 #2,410
1957 — 15 15 #2,123
1956 — 15 15 #2,121
1955 — 22 22 #1,661
1954 — 21 21 #1,681
1953 — 18 18 #1,859
1952 — 23 23 #1,593
1951 — 20 20 #1,696
1950 — 14 14 #2,047
1949 — 14 14 #2,052
1948 — 18 18 #1,781
1947 — 14 14 #2,105
1946 — 23 23 #1,488
1945 — 27 27 #1,285
1944 — 14 14 #1,924
1943 — 21 21 #1,548
1942 — 27 27 #1,345
1941 — 22 22 #1,464
1940 — 18 18 #1,653
1939 — 14 14 #1,918
1938 — 20 20 #1,541
1937 — 19 19 #1,598
1936 — 17 17 #1,672
1935 — 27 27 #1,317
1934 — 25 25 #1,376
1933 — 22 22 #1,475
1932 — 13 13 #2,134
1931 — 20 20 #1,621
1930 — 15 15 #2,003
1929 — 16 16 #1,964
1928 — 19 19 #1,785
1927 — 26 26 #1,494
1926 — 20 20 #1,743
1925 — 25 25 #1,516
1924 — 27 27 #1,472
1923 — 32 32 #1,286
1922 — 19 19 #1,850
1921 — 24 24 #1,563
1920 — 21 21 #1,716
1919 — 10 10 #2,706
1918 — 18 18 #1,858
1917 — 30 30 #1,256
1916 — 31 31 #1,194
1915 — 25 25 #1,358
1914 — 28 28 #1,091
1913 — 20 20 #1,162
1912 — 14 14 #1,319
1911 — 5 5 #1,847
1909 — 5 5 #1,574
1907 — 5 5 #1,447
1903 — 6 6 #1,107
1901 — 7 7 #925
1895 — 7 7 #964
1888 — 5 5 #1,173