Rein — #6225 US boys' name
151 babies named Rein in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 56% of names given to boys today.
35% of everyone ever named Rein was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Rein in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rein
The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Rein between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rein currently holds the #6225 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Rein is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 109 additional births since 2006.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rein performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rein shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rein 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 151 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.
Rein at a glance
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Current rank
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Rein popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
Currently ranks #6225 among boys.
151 total births across 72 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 14 births in a single year.
Rein popularity over time — girls
109 total births recorded since 2006 (Rein as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Rein accounts for 42% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rein by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 53 births that decade — 35% of Rein's all-time total
Rein decade highlights
- Peak decade 53 births
- Runner-up 47 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rein's strongest decade
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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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, 1953–2024 (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.