Recorded 2021–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 5 births

Reu — boys' name

5 babies named Reu in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s5
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Reu was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

5 babies were named Reu in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reu

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Reu between 2021 and 2021, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reu 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 5 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.

Reu at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

5

Since 2021

1 years of records

Peak year

2021

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2021

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2021

Reu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 2021 5

Reu by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
5 births that decade — 100% of Reu's all-time total
2020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reu?
5 babies have been named Reu since 2021. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 5 births.
When was Reu most popular?
Reu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Reu been used?
Reu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 1 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Reu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reuben, Reuven, Reuel, Reubin, and 1 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, 2021–2021 (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.