Read vs Reagan

Side-by-side comparison of Read and Reagan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Read

Boy name

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Name B

Reagan

Girl name · Rank #244

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Metric Read Reagan
Current Rank Unranked #244
Total Births (all years) 308 64,484
Peak Year 1949 2016
Peak Year Births 14 3,096
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1956

Births by Decade

Decade Read Reagan
1910ss 20 —
1920ss 16 —
1930ss 18 —
1940ss 42 —
1950ss 43 7
1960ss 27 115
1970ss 19 880
1980ss 29 768
1990ss 53 4,264
2000ss 31 19,975
2010ss 10 28,855
2020ss — 9,620

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Read Reagan
2014 5 2,903
2015 — 3,060
2016 — 3,096
2017 — 3,005
2018 — 2,819
2019 — 2,753
2020 — 2,371
2021 — 2,242
2022 — 1,988
2023 — 1,727
2024 — 1,292

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2014.

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