Unisex name · since 1885
Reason
Reason has 255 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reason is the #2996 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 255 recorded since 1885.
Reason has 255 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2996 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #11,543 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,996 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 255 born since 1885
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reason ranks #11,543 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,996 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 255 born since 1885, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reason's 255 recorded births place it above 74.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Reason compares
255 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reason's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reason's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reason popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Reason popularity over time - girls
66 total births recorded since 2012 (Reason as girls' name)
Reason by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (137 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Reason's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Reason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 137 births (54% of all-time use).
Reason by state
Where Reason concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.0% |
6 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Reasons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reason draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.