Unisex name · since 1953
Rein
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Rein, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rein currently ranks #10865 among unisex names in America, with 157 babies recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rein has been recorded 157 times among boys since 1953, currently ranked #10865 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #14,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,865 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rein ranks #14,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 157 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rein's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rein compares
157 33rd 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
Rein's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rein | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rein's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rein splits its recorded history at 2015: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rein popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Rein popularity over time - girls
121 total births recorded since 2006 (Rein as girls' name)
Rein by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Rein's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rein births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rein's data
- Rein's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rein: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Rein 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.