Boys' name · since 1915
Reynard
715 babies named Reynard in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 715
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
715 boys have been named Reynard since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reynard has been recorded 715 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2024.
- #6,347 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 715 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reynard ranks #6,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 715 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 715
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reynard's 715 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Reynard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reynard's full recorded timeline at 1972, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reynard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Reynard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (125 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Reynard's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Reynard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 125 births (17% of all-time use).
How Reynard 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 Reynard's total volume
Reynard by state
Where Reynard concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 715 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reynard's data
- Reynard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Reynards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Reynard
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reynard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Reynard 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.