Is Reid a boy or girl name?
Reid is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 31 girls and 1,118 boys were named Reid, so 2.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 40,596 US babies named Reid were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #300
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,530
- Babies named Reid since 1886
- 40,596
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,464 babies
Boys and girls named Reid, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 362 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 729 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 505 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 887 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,771 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,354 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 1,637 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,855 | 21 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 4,827 | 197 | 3.9% |
| 2000s | 6,529 | 216 | 3.2% |
| 2010s | 12,663 | 329 | 2.5% |
| 2020s | 5,373 | 185 | 3.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,118 | #300 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2023 | 1,059 | #315 | 38 | #3,964 |
| 2022 | 1,040 | #325 | 40 | #3,809 |
| 2021 | 1,108 | #299 | 33 | #4,304 |
| 2020 | 1,048 | #316 | 43 | #3,533 |
| 2019 | 1,180 | #292 | 28 | #4,872 |
| 2018 | 1,223 | #288 | 41 | #3,726 |
| 2017 | 1,246 | #288 | 42 | #3,682 |
| 2016 | 1,396 | #259 | 35 | #4,220 |
| 2015 | 1,339 | #277 | 34 | #4,283 |
| 2014 | 1,432 | #261 | 32 | #4,531 |
| 2013 | 1,373 | #259 | 37 | #4,069 |
| 2012 | 1,206 | #292 | 31 | #4,685 |
| 2011 | 1,123 | #297 | 19 | #6,793 |
| 2010 | 1,145 | #291 | 30 | #4,835 |
| 2009 | 903 | #348 | 24 | #5,853 |
| 2008 | 865 | #360 | 22 | #6,312 |
| 2007 | 679 | #424 | 21 | #6,503 |
| 2006 | 683 | #420 | 25 | #5,511 |
| 2005 | 627 | #425 | 20 | #6,188 |
| 2004 | 589 | #443 | 25 | #5,177 |
| 2003 | 550 | #459 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2002 | 551 | #446 | 16 | #6,969 |
| 2001 | 537 | #451 | 28 | #4,417 |
| 2000 | 545 | #437 | 15 | #7,075 |
| 1999 | 513 | #448 | 22 | #4,997 |
| 1998 | 548 | #423 | 20 | #5,307 |
| 1997 | 486 | #453 | 24 | #4,483 |
| 1996 | 508 | #443 | 32 | #3,552 |
| 1995 | 614 | #384 | 29 | #3,754 |
| 1994 | 530 | #432 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 1993 | 439 | #480 | 24 | #4,349 |
| 1992 | 483 | #455 | 12 | #7,404 |
| 1991 | 367 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 339 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 308 | #552 | 5 | #13,952 |
| 1988 | 335 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 330 | #488 | 5 | #12,742 |
| 1986 | 291 | #522 | 5 | #12,315 |
| 1985 | 298 | #505 | 6 | #10,310 |
| 1984 | 288 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 290 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 260 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 243 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 212 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 185 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 192 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 136 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 151 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 165 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 164 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 124 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 155 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 158 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 207 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 159 | #625 | 5 | #8,376 |
| 1968 | 118 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 135 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 123 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 119 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 144 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 152 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 129 | #684 | 5 | #7,346 |
| 1961 | 144 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 131 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 158 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 169 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 189 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 192 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 189 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 179 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 192 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 203 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 159 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 141 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 151 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 111 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 120 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 93 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 68 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 67 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 78 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 72 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 63 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 64 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 46 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 49 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 50 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 51 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 51 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 51 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 43 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 56 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 50 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 58 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 49 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 73 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 70 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 64 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 78 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 88 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 79 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 85 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 65 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 78 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 71 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 53 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 54 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 43 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 34 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 26 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 28 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 14 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #940 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Reid reached #259 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #3,360 in 1994. 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 Reid
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.