The first name Reid

In 2025, 95 boys were named Reid, making it the 422nd most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Reid with other names.

In 2025, 1,150 boys born in the United States were named Reid, the 293rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 1,432 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Reid Wiseman
  American astronaut, born 1975
• Reid Hoffman
  American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author, born 1967
• Reid Scott
  American actor (born 1977)
• Reid Ewing
  American actor and musician, born 1988
• Reid Ribble
  American politician, born 1956
• Charles Reid Barnes
  American botanist (1858-1910)
• Reid Anderson
  American musician; bassist, composer, born 1970
• Reid Blackburn
  American photographer (1952-1980)
• Reid Flair
  American professional wrestler (1988–2013)
• Reid Coolsaet
  Canadian distance runner, born 1979
• Emmet Reid Blake
  American zoologist (1908-1997)
• William R. Pogue
  American astronaut (1930-2014)

How popular is the name Reid?

In 2025, 95 boys born in England and Wales were named Reid, ranking 422nd.

Is Reid a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 41,783 US babies named Reid since 1880 were boys.

When was Reid most popular?

2014 in the United States, when 1,432 babies were named Reid, its highest rank at 261st.

How do you pronounce Reid?

Reid is /ɹiːd/, one syllable.

What are other spellings of Reid?

Read and Reed.

Is Reid also a surname?

Yes. Reid is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.