Read vs Reason

Side-by-side comparison of Read and Reason — 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

Reason

Boy name · Rank #2995

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Read Reason
Current Rank Unranked #2995
Total Births (all years) 308 214
Peak Year 1949 2024
Peak Year Births 14 41
Peak Decade 1990ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Read Reason
1880ss — 6
1910ss 20 13
1920ss 16 13
1930ss 18 —
1940ss 42 —
1950ss 43 —
1960ss 27 —
1970ss 19 —
1980ss 29 —
1990ss 53 —
2000ss 31 21
2010ss 10 65
2020ss — 96

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Read Reason
2014 5 8
2015 — 6
2017 — 6
2018 — 7
2019 — 10
2020 — 16
2021 — 9
2022 — 18
2023 — 12
2024 — 41

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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