Real vs Reason

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

Name A

Real

Boy name · Rank #9971

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Name B

Reason

Boy name · Rank #2995

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Metric Real Reason
Current Rank #9971 #2995
Total Births (all years) 395 214
Peak Year 1926 2024
Peak Year Births 13 41
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Real Reason
1880ss — 6
1910ss 9 13
1920ss 84 13
1930ss 81 —
1940ss 50 —
1950ss 49 —
1960ss 21 —
1970ss 12 —
2000ss 24 21
2010ss 20 65
2020ss 45 96

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Real Reason
2014 — 8
2015 6 6
2017 — 6
2018 — 7
2019 7 10
2020 9 16
2021 9 9
2022 10 18
2023 10 12
2024 7 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, 1918–2024.

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