Reed

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Reed is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 36,191 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 35,284 as boys and 907 as girls. Reed gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2014 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,329 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 766
2023 749
2022 794
2021 767
2020 693
2019 805
2018 889
2017 881
2016 1,000
2015 1,082
2014 1,122
2013 1,057
2012 842
2011 843
2010 783
2009 709
2008 744
2007 632
2006 587
2005 546
2004 527
2003 493
2002 486
2001 523
2000 553
1999 580
1998 547
1997 533
1996 583
1995 578
1994 553
1993 467
1992 384
1991 282
1990 238
1989 226
1988 255
1987 246
1986 241
1985 235
1984 210
1983 212
1982 217
1981 196
1980 203
1979 147
1978 191
1977 145
1976 141
1975 130
1974 148
1973 136
1972 121
1971 129
1970 173
1969 155
1968 147
1967 148
1966 153
1965 157
1964 190
1963 166
1962 197
1961 179
1960 214
1959 197
1958 252
1957 283
1956 282
1955 270
1954 252
1953 263
1952 250
1951 241
1950 204
1949 268
1948 172
1947 160
1946 135
1945 112
1944 109
1943 111
1942 131
1941 96
1940 91
1939 73
1938 98
1937 67
1936 78
1935 85
1934 87
1933 86
1932 89
1931 108
1930 105
1929 112
1928 120
1927 109
1926 144
1925 114
1924 108
1923 119
1922 136
1921 147
1920 123
1919 104
1918 123
1917 127
1916 100
1915 101
1914 66
1913 67
1912 43
1911 29
1910 30
1909 16
1908 18
1907 18
1906 19
1905 20
1904 17
1903 21
1902 21
1901 11
1900 14
1899 9
1898 20
1897 12
1896 16
1895 19
1894 12
1893 11
1892 15
1891 10
1890 13
1889 12
1888 15
1887 5
1886 5
1885 6
1884 9
1883 7
1882 9
1881 8