Reid

Meaning: Red
Origin: Old English — From Old English and Anglo-Norman bynames for 'red'

Boy's name · #293 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Reid is climbing: on the charts since 1886, it is ranked #293 in 2025, with about 1,200 boys given the name last year. Roughly 41,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#253 in New Zealand (2025) · #358 in Scotland (2025) · #423 in England & Wales (2025) · #427 in Ireland (2025) · #291 in Canada (2024).

Famous Reids

Reid Wiseman — American astronaut
Reid Hoffman — American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author
Reid Scott — American actor (born 1977)
Reid Priddy — American volleyball player
Reid Ewing — American actor and musician

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 111,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Tara Reid — American actress (born 1975)
Thomas Mayne Reid — American writer (1818–1883)
Harry Reid — American politician (1939–2021)

In stories & tradition

Reid Oliver — As the World Turns (TV series)
Reid Astrea — Re:Zero (novel series)

What Reids become

Among 166 notable people named Reid:

Sports figures appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Reid Priddy, American volleyball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Reed (#419), Reid would rank around #190 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Reid and Reed.

Similar names: Reed · Barrett · Rio · Cade · Riley · Rhett

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