Recorded 1972–2023 Unisex name Peak 1985 291 births

Reyn — boys' name

291 babies named Reyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s541990s782000s742010s462020s34
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Reyn was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

14 babies were named Reyn in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Reyn between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Reyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 50 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Reyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Reyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reyn 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 291 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.

Reyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

291

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

1985

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Reyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1985)
14
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
46810121416 20232018201020041999199319881972 5

Reyn popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 2007 (Reyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
468101214 2024202320222020201720162007 5

Reyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 27% of Reyn's all-time total
1970s51980s541990s782000s742010s462020s34

Reyn by state

Where Reyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Reyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
144 49.5%
Hawaii share of Reyn's total US births 49.5%

144 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reyn?
291 babies have been named Reyn since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1985 with 14 births.
When was Reyn most popular?
Reyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Reyn most popular?
The top states for the name Reyn are Hawaii (144 births).
Is Reyn a unisex name?
Yes, Reyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 291 births, and as a girl's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Reyn been used?
Reyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Reyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reynaldo, Rey, Reyes, Reynold, and 4 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, 1972–2023 (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.