Boys' name · since 1904

Reeder

87 babies named Reeder in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,328 of 45,481
all-time among boys
87
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade

87 boys have been named Reeder since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Reeder has 87 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2017.

  • #18,328 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 87 born since 1904
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reeder ranks #18,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.

#18,328 of 45,481
all-time among boys
87
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Reeder's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Reeder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Reeder's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Reeder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1913)
8
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
456789 19041913191619201923194119602017 5

Reeder by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 34% of the file).

1910s was Reeder's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Reeder births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reeder? ▼
87 babies have been named Reeder since 1904. All-time, it sits at #18,328 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1913 with 8 births.
Where does Reeder sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reeder ranks #18,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Reeder most popular? ▼
Reeder was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Reeder been used? ▼
Reeder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 114 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Reeder? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reed, Reece, Reese, Reef, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Reeder's data

  • Reeder's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Reeder

Nearby Names Like Reeder

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Reeder

Reed Boy
#418 36,056 births
Reece Boy
#460 21,968 births
Reese Boy
#602 19,606 births
Reef Boy
#2505 1,290 births
Rees Boy
#6173 1,014 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Reeder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1904–2017 (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 Reeder 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.