Boys' name · since 1925
Reynald
151 babies named Reynald in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
151 boys have been named Reynald since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Reynald recorded 151 times among boys since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2008.
- #14,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reynald ranks #14,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reynald's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Reynald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reynald's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reynald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2008
- Peak year (1983)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Reynald by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (45 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Reynald's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Reynald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 45 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Reynald's data
- Reynald's decade-level peak was the 1980s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reynald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1925–2008 (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 Reynald 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.