Unisex name · since 1990
Reiss
Reiss has 211 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reiss currently ranks #6963 among unisex names in America, with 211 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Reiss recorded 211 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #6963 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #12,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reiss ranks #12,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 211 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reiss's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Reiss compares
211 39th 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
Reiss's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reiss | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reiss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reiss's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reiss popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Reiss popularity over time - girls
64 total births recorded since 2004 (Reiss as girls' name)
Reiss by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Reiss's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Reiss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (37% of all-time use).
Reiss by state
Where Reiss concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.8% |
6 of 211 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reiss's data
- Reiss's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Reisss (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Reiss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Reiss 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.