Reed Name Popularity

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How popular is Reed?

Ranking 375th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Reed is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Position 317, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2014 with 1,095 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Reed was less than 5, most recently in 1880.

Reed, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1891-1895, 1899-1902, 1907-1917, 1923-1926, 1939-1942, 1943-1949, 1989-1994, 2004-2008, and 2009-2014, whereas 1956-1959 were years of successive downward movement.

Reed's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Reed be?

The popularity trend for Reed has been moving upward for a while. however, the number of children named Reed lately has dropped.

The name Reed is chosen by a number of parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Reed (Girl)		Reed (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		34	4,192	853	375
2017		20	6,216	858	380
2016		38	3,969	961	351
2015		37	4,049	1,045	330
2014		26	5,274	1,095	317
2013		25	5,445	1,031	321
2012		25	5,516	817	372
2011		34	4,330	809	367
2010		24	5,746	758	381
2009		22	6,255	687	419
2008		18	7,326	726	405
2007		15	8,426	617	450
2006		19	6,776	568	470
2005		16	7,420	530	472
2004		13	8,610	514	483
2003		15	7,492	478	509
2002		18	6,329	468	494
2001		22	5,328	501	473
2000		24	4,932	529	449
1999		22	4,996	558	423
1998		23	4,760	524	437
1997		29	3,874	504	445
1996		51	2,502	532	422
1995		28	3,858	550	414
1994		44	2,788	509	443
1993		30	3,658	437	481
1992		17	5,663	367	528
1991		6	12,704	276	615
1990		< 5	--	238	656
1989		< 5	--	226	666
1988		< 5	--	258	574
1987		6	10,902	240	584
1986		8	8,298	233	582
1985		5	11,991	230	579
1984		6	10,030	204	595
1983		5	11,560	207	593
1982		< 5	--	217	586
1981		< 5	--	196	611
1980		5	11,676	198	621
1979		6	9,874	141	732
1978		< 5	--	191	603
1977		< 5	--	146	706
1976		< 5	--	140	704
1975		< 5	--	130	730
1974		< 5	--	148	664
1973		< 5	--	136	687
1972		< 5	--	122	722
1971		< 5	--	128	731
1970		< 5	--	173	619
1969		< 5	--	155	639
1968		5	7,890	142	637
1967		< 5	--	148	618
1966		< 5	--	153	601
1965		< 5	--	157	612
1964		5	7,557	185	584
1963		< 5	--	166	610
1962		< 5	--	197	563
1961		< 5	--	179	590
1960		< 5	--	214	542
1959		< 5	--	199	552
1958		< 5	--	250	493
1957		< 5	--	284	457
1956		< 5	--	282	453
1955		< 5	--	270	452
1954		< 5	--	252	457
1953		< 5	--	263	440
1952		< 5	--	250	448
1951		< 5	--	241	436
1950		< 5	--	204	468
1949		< 5	--	268	415
1948		< 5	--	172	505
1947		< 5	--	160	532
1946		< 5	--	135	550
1945		< 5	--	112	575
1944		< 5	--	109	590
1943		< 5	--	111	601
1942		< 5	--	131	534
1941		< 5	--	96	618
1940		< 5	--	91	624
1939		< 5	--	73	699
1938		< 5	--	98	601
1937		< 5	--	67	750
1936		< 5	--	78	674
1935		5	4,773	80	667
1934		< 5	--	87	649
1933		< 5	--	86	628
1932		< 5	--	88	648
1931		< 5	--	108	568
1930		< 5	--	105	588
1929		< 5	--	112	558
1928		< 5	--	120	559
1927		< 5	--	109	593
1926		< 5	--	144	508
1925		< 5	--	114	591
1924		< 5	--	108	614
1923		< 5	--	119	574
1922		< 5	--	136	540
1921		5	5,711	142	524
1920		< 5	--	123	557
1919		< 5	--	104	592
1918		< 5	--	123	542
1917		< 5	--	127	512
1916		< 5	--	100	578
1915		< 5	--	101	567
1914		< 5	--	66	627
1913		< 5	--	67	529
1912		< 5	--	43	646
1911		< 5	--	29	571
1910		< 5	--	30	519
1909		< 5	--	16	706
1908		< 5	--	18	625
1907		< 5	--	18	613
1906		< 5	--	19	538
1905		< 5	--	20	519
1904		< 5	--	17	558
1903		< 5	--	21	467
1902		< 5	--	21	472
1901		< 5	--	11	674
1900		< 5	--	14	694
1899		< 5	--	9	768
1898		< 5	--	20	468
1897		< 5	--	12	639
1896		< 5	--	16	532
1895		< 5	--	19	471
1894		< 5	--	12	621
1893		< 5	--	11	644
1892		< 5	--	15	536
1891		< 5	--	10	627
1890		< 5	--	13	558
1889		< 5	--	12	576
1888		< 5	--	15	520
1887		< 5	--	5	1,039
1886		< 5	--	5	1,079
1885		< 5	--	6	919
1884		< 5	--	9	696
1883		< 5	--	7	787
1882		< 5	--	9	685
1881		< 5	--	8	689
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.