Boys' name · since 1912
Reinaldo
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 3,941 babies named Reinaldo, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,941
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reinaldo is the #6167 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,941 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Reinaldo recorded 3,941 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #6167 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,167 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,941 born since 1912
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reinaldo ranks #2,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,941 born since 1912, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,941
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reinaldo's 3,941 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Reinaldo compares
3,941 Top 15% higher than 85% of 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
Reinaldo's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reinaldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,941 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reinaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reinaldo's full recorded timeline at 1974, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reinaldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Reinaldo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (741 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Reinaldo's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Reinaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 68
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 90
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
363 births
- 1960s
1960s
737 births
- 1970s
1970s
701 births
- 1980s
1980s
741 births
- 1990s
1990s
517 births
- 2000s
2000s
372 births
- 2010s 207
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 741 births (19% of all-time use).
How Reinaldo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reinaldo's total volume
Reinaldo by state
Where Reinaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,330 | 33.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 448 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 316 | 8.0% |
| #4 | California | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 73 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 65 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 54 | 1.4% |
1,330 of 3,941 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Reinaldo appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reinaldo's data
- Reinaldo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (741 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Reinaldos (1,330 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reinaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Reinaldo 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.