Reyn
A name of Spanish origin meaning "king" or "ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 335 living Americans carry the first name Reyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 85.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Reyn today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reyn births was 2017 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
335
~ 1 in 1,023,147 Americans
Peak year
2017
19 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,550
Tracked since 1972
Census
Reyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 387 people with the first name Reyn, which placed it at #24,748 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,748
National first-name rank
People counted
387
387 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
43.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyn is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.4%. The next largest groups are White (28.2%) and Two or More Races (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Reyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Reyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander43.4% · 168
- White28.2% · 109
- Two or more races12.9% · 50
- Hispanic or Latino10.1% · 39
- Black or African American5.2% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Reyn
Reyn leans heavily male at 85.3% of total registrations, but 50 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Reyn as a male name
- Ranked #9,550 in 2023
- 8 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1985 (14 births)
Reyn as a female name
- Ranked #13,131 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (13 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Reyn on both sides of the split. Of the 384 people counted with this name, 298 were male (77.6%) and 86 were female (22.4%).
Popularity
Reyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reyn from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 79 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Reyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Reyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Reyn
The given name Reyn has its origins in the Old English and Old Frisian languages. It is derived from the Old English word "regn," which means "rain" or "counsel." The name likely emerged in the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries AD, in the areas of what is now England and the Netherlands.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Reyn can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record compiled in the late 9th century. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Regin," "Regyn," and "Rayn," reflecting the linguistic variations of the time.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Reyn. One of the earliest known figures was Reyn van Brempt (1165-1228), a Flemish nobleman and military leader who fought in the Crusades. Another historical figure was Reyn Huygen van Gelder (1572-1629), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraiture and genre scenes.
In the literary realm, Reyn Browne (1538-1592) was an English poet and courtier during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. His works included sonnets and other poetic compositions that were popular among the aristocracy of the time.
During the 18th century, Reyn van der Hulst (1712-1784) was a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and public spaces in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities.
More recently, Reyn Ouwehand (1892-1972) was a Dutch writer and journalist who documented the social and cultural changes in the Netherlands during the early 20th century.
While the name Reyn has fallen out of widespread use in recent times, it holds a rich historical legacy, particularly in the regions of England and the Netherlands, where it has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including nobility, artists, and literary figures.
People
Reyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Reyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 335 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,023,147 US residents.
Is Reyn a common name?
We classify Reyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 341 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Reyn was 2017, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reyn is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 387 people with the name Reyn, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,748 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Reyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Reyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Reyn on both sides of the split. Of the 384 people counted with this name, 298 were male (77.6%) and 86 were female (22.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Reyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyn is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.4%. The next largest groups are White (28.2%) and Two or More Races (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Reyn most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Reyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.4% (168 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Reyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reyn a male name?
Yes, 85.3% of people registered as Reyn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Reyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Reyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Reyn?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.