Recorded 1904–2017 Boys' name Peak 1913 87 births

Reeder — boys' name

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.

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1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Reeder was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

8 babies were named Reeder in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reeder

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Reeder between 1904 and 2017, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reeder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reeder performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Reeder shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reeder in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reeder at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

87

Since 1904

114 years of records

Peak year

1913

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1904

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2017

Reeder popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1913)
8
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Reeder by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
30 births that decade — 34% of Reeder's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reeder?
87 babies have been named Reeder since 1904. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1913 with 8 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.