Boys' name · since 1893
Reuel
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 958 babies named Reuel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1893
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reuel currently ranks #3317 among boys' names in America, with 958 babies recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Reuel recorded 958 times among boys since 1893, holding rank #3317 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #5,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,317 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 958 born since 1893
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reuel ranks #5,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,317 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 958 born since 1893, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1893
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reuel's 958 recorded births place it above 88.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Reuel compares
958 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Reuel's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 958 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reuel's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Reuel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (151 births, 16% of the file).
2020s was Reuel's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Reuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 151 births (16% of all-time use).
How Reuel 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 Reuel's total volume
Reuel by state
Where Reuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
8 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Reuels (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Reuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Reuel 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.