Boys' name · since 1912
Reo
835 babies named Reo in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
835 babies have been named Reo since 1912, making it today's #6834 boys' name.
Reo has 835 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6834 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,834 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reo ranks #5,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,834 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 835 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reo's 835 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Reo compares
835 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
Reo's all-time total is 126% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reo's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Reo popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1913 (Reo as girls' name)
Reo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Reo's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Reo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (14% of all-time use).
How Reo 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 Reo's total volume
Reo by state
Where Reo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.3% |
11 of 835 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reo's data
- Reo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Reos (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Reo: 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 (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Reo 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.