Boys' name · since 1908
Reynaldo
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 20,552 babies named Reynaldo, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,552
- born since 1908
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reynaldo currently ranks #1649 among boys' names in America, with 20,552 babies recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reynaldo has been recorded 20,552 times among boys since 1908, currently ranked #1649 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #830 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,649 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,552 born since 1908
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reynaldo ranks #830 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,649 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,552 born since 1908, peaking in the 1980s.
- #830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,552
- born since 1908
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reynaldo's 20,552 recorded births place it above 98.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Reynaldo compares
20,552 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Reynaldo's all-time total is 56x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reynaldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 345 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reynaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reynaldo splits its recorded history at 1968: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 345 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reynaldo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 345
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Reynaldo popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1971 (Reynaldo as girls' name)
Reynaldo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,822 births, 14% of the file).
1980s was Reynaldo's strongest decade.
2,822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Reynaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 198
1910s
198 births
- 1920s 604
1920s
604 births
- 1930s 849
1930s
849 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,405 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,092 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,574 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,657 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,822 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,779 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,402 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,508 births
- 2020s 656
2020s
656 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,822 births (14% of all-time use).
How Reynaldo 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 Reynaldo's total volume
Reynaldo by state
Where Reynaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,384 | 45.7% |
| #2 | California | | 3,413 | 16.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,326 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 769 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 689 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 683 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 378 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 363 | 1.8% |
9,384 of 20,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Reynaldo appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reynaldo's data
- Reynaldo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,822 total births); usage has since declined to 656 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Reynaldos (9,384 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reynaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Reynaldo 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.