Boys' name · since 1955
Reiner
346 babies named Reiner in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reiner is the #4428 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 346 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reiner has been recorded 346 times among boys since 1955, currently ranked #4428 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #9,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 346 born since 1955
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reiner ranks #9,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 346 born since 1955, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reiner's 346 recorded births place it above 78.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Reiner compares
346 48th 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
Reiner's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reiner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 346 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reiner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reiner's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reiner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Reiner by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (127 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Reiner's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Reiner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 127 births (37% of all-time use).
Reiner by state
Where Reiner concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 4.0% |
14 of 346 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reiner's data
- Texas records the most Reiners (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reiner: 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 (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Reiner 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.