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Reid

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Meaning of Reid: Scottish: 'red-haired'

Reid is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 297th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 464th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#297

1,184 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#464

86 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

41,783

First recorded 1886 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 244 babies1982: 259 babies1983: 290 babies1984: 288 babies1985: 304 babies1986: 296 babies1987: 335 babies1988: 335 babies1989: 313 babies1990: 339 babies19901991: 367 babies1992: 494 babies1993: 463 babies1994: 564 babies1995: 643 babies1996: 540 babies1997: 510 babies1998: 568 babies1999: 535 babies2000: 560 babies20002001: 565 babies2002: 567 babies2003: 570 babies2004: 614 babies2005: 647 babies2006: 708 babies2007: 700 babies2008: 887 babies2009: 927 babies2010: 1,175 babies20102011: 1,142 babies2012: 1,237 babies2013: 1,410 babies2014: 1,464 babies2015: 1,373 babies2016: 1,431 babies2017: 1,288 babies2018: 1,264 babies2019: 1,208 babies2020: 1,091 babies20202021: 1,142 babies2022: 1,080 babies2023: 1,098 babies2024: 1,151 babies2025: 1,184 babies
US babies named Reid per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,464.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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