Reason vs Read

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

Name A

Reason

Boy name · Rank #2995

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Name B

Read

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reason Read
2014 8 5
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, 1885–2024.

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