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Reiss

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Meaning of Reiss: German: 'traveler'

Reiss is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6707th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6707

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

275

First recorded 1990 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 10 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Reiss per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 15.

Gender split

77% boys · 23% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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