Unisex name · since 1982
Reis
812 babies named Reis in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reis is the #7868 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 812 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reis has been recorded 812 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #7868 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #5,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,868 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 812 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reis ranks #5,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,868 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 812 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reis's 812 recorded births place it above 87.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Reis compares
812 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Reis's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 812 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reis splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Reis popularity over time - girls
121 total births recorded since 1997 (Reis as girls' name)
Reis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (342 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Reis's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Reis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
342 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 342 births (42% of all-time use).
How Reis 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 Reis's total volume
Reis by state
Where Reis concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Reis's data
- Reis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Reiss (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Reis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Reis 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.