US rank #3108 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,155 births

Reza — #3108 US boys' name

1,155 babies named Reza in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s1501980s2151990s1562000s1722010s2542020s201
#3108
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Reza was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

46 babies were named Reza in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,155 babies named Reza between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reza currently holds the #3108 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Reza shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 218 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Reza in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reza 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 1,155 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.

Reza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,155

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2023

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,108

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Reza popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
46
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751966 7

Reza popularity over time — girls

9 total births recorded since 2022 (Reza as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 2022 9

Reza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
254 births that decade — 22% of Reza's all-time total
1960s71970s1501980s2151990s1562000s1722010s2542020s201

Reza by state

Where Reza concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Reza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
218 18.9%
#2 New York
30 2.6%
#3 Texas
22 1.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
California share of Reza's total US births 18.9%
Even split

218 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reza?
1,155 babies have been named Reza since 1966. It currently ranks #3108 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 46 births.
When was Reza most popular?
Reza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Reza most popular?
The top states for the name Reza are California (218 births), New York (30 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Reza been used?
Reza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Reza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reznor, Rezwan, Rez, Rezon, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1966–2024 (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.