Reynaldo — #1774 US boys' name
20,449 babies named Reynaldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
14% of everyone ever named Reynaldo was born in this single decade.
345 babies were named Reynaldo in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Reynaldo
The Social Security Administration has registered 20,449 babies named Reynaldo between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reynaldo currently holds the #1774 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 345 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Reynaldo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,824 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Reynaldo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 9,349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Reynaldo in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Reynaldo 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 20,449 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.
Reynaldo at a glance
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Current rank
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Reynaldo popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908
- Peak year (1991)
- 345
- Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
Currently ranks #1774 among boys.
20,449 total births across 117 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 345 births in a single year.
Reynaldo popularity over time — girls
23 total births recorded since 1971 (Reynaldo as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Reynaldo accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Reynaldo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 2,824 births that decade — 14% of Reynaldo's all-time total
Reynaldo decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,824 births
- Runner-up 2,779 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Reynaldo's strongest decade
2,824 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 14% of all-time use.
Reynaldo by state
Where Reynaldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,349 | 45.7% |
| #2 | California | | 3,389 | 16.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,326 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 768 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 689 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 678 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 378 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 363 | 1.8% |
9,349 of 20,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 45.7% of nationwide
- California 16.6% of nationwide
- New York 6.5% of nationwide
- Florida 3.8% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 23 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 45.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Reynaldo appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1908–2024 (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.