Reid

Reid

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Reid first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 70 babies (rank #552 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Reid

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Reid yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

565

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	13	#1,094
1997	17	#903
1998	15	#992
1999	11	#1,262
2000	17	#942
2001	16	#1,010
2002	14	#1,169
2003	15	#1,174
2004	12	#1,474
2005	15	#1,357
2006	23	#1,003
2007	12	#1,735
2008	17	#1,383
2009	20	#1,258
2010	31	#934
2011	39	#791
2012	52	#660
2013	69	#537
2014	51	#666
2015	36	#870
2016	70	#552

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,094

1997

#903

1998

#992

1999

#1,262

2000

#942

2001

#1,010

2002

#1,169

2003

#1,174

2004

#1,474

2005

#1,357

2006

#1,003

2007

#1,735

2008

#1,383

2009

#1,258

2010

#934

2011

#791

2012

#660

2013

#537

2014

#666

2015

#870

2016

#552

Numerology of Reid

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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