Boys' name · since 1966
Reza
1,206 babies named Reza in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,206
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,206 babies have been named Reza since 1966, making it today's #2620 boys' name.
Reza has 1,206 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2620 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #4,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,620 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,206 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reza ranks #4,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,620 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,206 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,206
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reza's 1,206 recorded births place it above 89.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Reza compares
1,206 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Reza's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reza | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reza's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reza popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Reza popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 2022 (Reza as girls' name)
Reza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (254 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Reza's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Reza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 254 births (21% of all-time use).
How Reza 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 Reza's total volume
Reza by state
Where Reza concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 231 | 19.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 35 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
231 of 1,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Reza's data
- Reza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rezas (231 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Reza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Reza 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.