Gender
Origin
- English
- Redheaded. Surname.
Redhead; variant of Reid - Scottish
Syllables
1
Themes
- Exotic
- Music or Musician
- Nature
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Reed
Pronunciation
reed
Celebrity Babies
Son of Ron Howard
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #317, 1,093 births); most recent 2025 (rank #417, 770 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #2476, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 770 | 14 |
| 2024 | 744 | 22 |
| 2023 | 725 | 24 |
| 2022 | 776 | 18 |
| 2021 | 740 | 27 |
| 2020 | 661 | 32 |
| 2019 | 777 | 28 |
| 2018 | 855 | 34 |
| 2017 | 861 | 20 |
| 2016 | 962 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #1368, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #5664, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | – |
| 2024 | 16 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #710, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #316, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence