Recorded 1895–1998 Boys' name Peak 1916 435 births

Reinhard — boys' name

435 babies named Reinhard in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s101910s1011920s991930s511940s111950s691960s681970s51980s51990s10
1910s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Reinhard was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

17 babies were named Reinhard in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reinhard

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Reinhard between 1895 and 1998, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reinhard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reinhard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Reinhard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Reinhard in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reinhard 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 435 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.

Reinhard at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

435

Since 1895

104 years of records

Peak year

1916

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1895

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 1998

Reinhard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1895

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1916)
17
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Reinhard by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
101 births that decade — 23% of Reinhard's all-time total
1890s61900s101910s1011920s991930s511940s111950s691960s681970s51980s51990s10

Reinhard by state

Where Reinhard concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Reinhard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.5%
#2 Minnesota
5 1.1%
New York share of Reinhard's total US births 2.5%
Even split

11 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reinhard?
435 babies have been named Reinhard since 1895. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1916 with 17 births.
When was Reinhard most popular?
Reinhard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Reinhard most popular?
The top states for the name Reinhard are New York (11 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Reinhard been used?
Reinhard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 104 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Reinhard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reid, Reilly, Reinaldo, Reign, 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, 1895–1998 (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.