Is Reed a boy or girl name?
Reed is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 744 boys were named Reed, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 36,191 US babies named Reed were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #421
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,736
- Babies named Reed since 1881
- 36,191
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,122 babies
Boys and girls named Reed, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 175 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 790 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,227 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 871 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 1,385 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,494 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,696 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 1,455 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 2,206 | 35 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 4,495 | 250 | 5.3% |
| 2000s | 5,618 | 182 | 3.1% |
| 2010s | 9,013 | 291 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 3,646 | 123 | 3.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 744 | #421 | 22 | #5,736 |
| 2023 | 725 | #429 | 24 | #5,347 |
| 2022 | 776 | #416 | 18 | #6,651 |
| 2021 | 740 | #415 | 27 | #4,929 |
| 2020 | 661 | #450 | 32 | #4,340 |
| 2019 | 777 | #402 | 28 | #4,871 |
| 2018 | 855 | #377 | 34 | #4,223 |
| 2017 | 861 | #381 | 20 | #6,239 |
| 2016 | 962 | #351 | 38 | #3,979 |
| 2015 | 1,045 | #331 | 37 | #4,054 |
| 2014 | 1,096 | #318 | 26 | #5,282 |
| 2013 | 1,032 | #323 | 25 | #5,450 |
| 2012 | 817 | #372 | 25 | #5,525 |
| 2011 | 809 | #367 | 34 | #4,337 |
| 2010 | 759 | #381 | 24 | #5,749 |
| 2009 | 687 | #420 | 22 | #6,260 |
| 2008 | 726 | #406 | 18 | #7,334 |
| 2007 | 617 | #450 | 15 | #8,433 |
| 2006 | 568 | #470 | 19 | #6,784 |
| 2005 | 530 | #472 | 16 | #7,421 |
| 2004 | 514 | #483 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2003 | 478 | #509 | 15 | #7,496 |
| 2002 | 468 | #494 | 18 | #6,331 |
| 2001 | 501 | #473 | 22 | #5,332 |
| 2000 | 529 | #449 | 24 | #4,939 |
| 1999 | 558 | #423 | 22 | #4,996 |
| 1998 | 524 | #437 | 23 | #4,764 |
| 1997 | 504 | #445 | 29 | #3,876 |
| 1996 | 532 | #422 | 51 | #2,502 |
| 1995 | 550 | #414 | 28 | #3,859 |
| 1994 | 509 | #443 | 44 | #2,789 |
| 1993 | 437 | #481 | 30 | #3,659 |
| 1992 | 367 | #528 | 17 | #5,663 |
| 1991 | 276 | #615 | 6 | #12,705 |
| 1990 | 238 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 226 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 255 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 240 | #584 | 6 | #10,909 |
| 1986 | 233 | #583 | 8 | #8,298 |
| 1985 | 230 | #579 | 5 | #11,995 |
| 1984 | 204 | #595 | 6 | #10,039 |
| 1983 | 207 | #595 | 5 | #11,563 |
| 1982 | 217 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 196 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 198 | #621 | 5 | #11,678 |
| 1979 | 141 | #731 | 6 | #9,877 |
| 1978 | 191 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 145 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 141 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 130 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 148 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 136 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 121 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 129 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 173 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 155 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 142 | #637 | 5 | #7,894 |
| 1967 | 148 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 153 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 157 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 185 | #584 | 5 | #7,560 |
| 1963 | 166 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 197 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 179 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 214 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 197 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 252 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 283 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 282 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 270 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 252 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 263 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 250 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 241 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 204 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 268 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 172 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 160 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 135 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 112 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 109 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 111 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 131 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 96 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 91 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 73 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 98 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 67 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 78 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 80 | #667 | 5 | #4,773 |
| 1934 | 87 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 86 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 89 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 108 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 105 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 112 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 120 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 109 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 144 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 114 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 108 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 119 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 136 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 142 | #524 | 5 | #5,711 |
| 1920 | 123 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 104 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 123 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 127 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 100 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 101 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 66 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 67 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 43 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 29 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 30 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 18 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 21 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 14 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 20 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 16 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 19 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #689 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Reed reached #318 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #2,502 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Reed
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.