Boys' name · since 1882
Reinhold
Reinhold has 1,431 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,431
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,431 boys have been named Reinhold since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Reinhold has 1,431 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1988.
- #4,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,431 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reinhold ranks #4,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,431 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,431
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Reinhold's 1,431 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Dakota.
Reinhold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reinhold splits its recorded history at 1928: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reinhold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1988
- Peak year (1917)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Reinhold by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (447 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Reinhold's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Reinhold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 33
1880s
33 births
- 1890s 63
1890s
63 births
- 1900s 79
1900s
79 births
- 1910s
1910s
447 births
- 1920s
1920s
368 births
- 1930s
1930s
195 births
- 1940s 108
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 447 births (31% of all-time use).
How Reinhold 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 Reinhold's total volume
Reinhold by state
Where Reinhold concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | | 132 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 87 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 39 | 2.7% |
| #4 | South Dakota | | 34 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
132 of 1,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Reinhold appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reinhold's data
- Reinhold's decade-level peak was the 1910s (447 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Dakota records the most Reinholds (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Dakota 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 Reinhold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1882–1988 (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 Reinhold 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.