Reed is an established boys' name that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Reed is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #419 among boys (770) and #7,814 among girls (14) — overall #822 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 784 | 784 | #7,814 | #419 |
| 2024 | 769 | 769 | #5,755 | #423 |
| 2023 | 749 | 749 | #5,353 | #431 |
| 2022 | 795 | 795 | #6,656 | #416 |
| 2021 | 767 | 767 | #4,931 | #415 |
| 2020 | 693 | 693 | #4,340 | #450 |
| 2019 | 805 | 805 | #4,875 | #402 |
| 2018 | 889 | 889 | #4,223 | #378 |
| 2017 | 882 | 882 | #6,241 | #379 |
| 2016 | 1,000 | 1,000 | #3,982 | #351 |
| 2015 | 1,082 | 1,082 | #4,055 | #331 |
| 2014 | 1,122 | 1,122 | #5,282 | #318 |
| 2013 | 1,057 | 1,057 | #5,450 | #323 |
| 2012 | 842 | 842 | #5,526 | #372 |
| 2011 | 843 | 843 | #4,337 | #367 |
| 2010 | 783 | 783 | #5,750 | #381 |
| 2009 | 709 | 709 | #6,261 | #420 |
| 2008 | 744 | 744 | #7,336 | #406 |
| 2007 | 632 | 632 | #8,435 | #450 |
| 2006 | 587 | 587 | #6,784 | #470 |
| 2005 | 546 | 546 | #7,421 | #473 |
| 2004 | 527 | 527 | #8,610 | #483 |
| 2003 | 493 | 493 | #7,498 | #509 |
| 2002 | 486 | 486 | #6,332 | #494 |
| 2001 | 523 | 523 | #5,332 | #473 |
| 2000 | 553 | 553 | #4,939 | #449 |
| 1999 | 580 | 580 | #4,996 | #423 |
| 1998 | 547 | 547 | #4,764 | #437 |
| 1997 | 533 | — | #3,876 | #445 |
| 1996 | 583 | — | #2,502 | #422 |
| 1995 | 578 | — | #3,859 | #414 |
| 1994 | 553 | — | #2,789 | #443 |
| 1993 | 467 | — | #3,659 | #481 |
| 1992 | 384 | — | #5,663 | #528 |
| 1991 | 282 | — | #12,705 | #615 |
| 1990 | 238 | — | — | #656 |
| 1989 | 226 | — | — | #666 |
| 1988 | 255 | — | — | #576 |
| 1987 | 246 | — | #10,911 | #584 |
| 1986 | 241 | — | #8,298 | #583 |
| 1985 | 235 | — | #11,994 | #579 |
| 1984 | 210 | — | #10,040 | #594 |
| 1983 | 212 | — | #11,564 | #594 |
| 1982 | 217 | — | — | #587 |
| 1981 | 196 | — | — | #610 |
| 1980 | 203 | — | #11,677 | #621 |
| 1979 | 147 | — | #9,878 | #731 |
| 1978 | 191 | — | — | #603 |
| 1977 | 145 | — | — | #707 |
| 1976 | 141 | — | — | #699 |
| 1975 | 129 | — | — | #732 |
| 1974 | 147 | — | — | #673 |
| 1973 | 136 | — | — | #687 |
| 1972 | 121 | — | — | #725 |
| 1971 | 129 | — | — | #728 |
| 1970 | 172 | — | — | #620 |
| 1969 | 154 | — | — | #642 |
| 1968 | 147 | — | #7,894 | #637 |
| 1967 | 148 | — | — | #617 |
| 1966 | 153 | — | — | #601 |
| 1965 | 157 | — | — | #612 |
| 1964 | 190 | — | #7,558 | #584 |
| 1963 | 166 | — | — | #609 |
| 1962 | 197 | — | — | #563 |
| 1961 | 179 | — | — | #590 |
| 1960 | 215 | — | — | #542 |
| 1959 | 197 | — | — | #552 |
| 1958 | 252 | — | — | #492 |
| 1957 | 283 | — | — | #459 |
| 1956 | 282 | — | — | #453 |
| 1955 | 270 | — | — | #451 |
| 1954 | 252 | — | — | #457 |
| 1953 | 263 | — | — | #440 |
| 1952 | 250 | — | — | #448 |
| 1951 | 241 | — | — | #436 |
| 1950 | 204 | — | — | #468 |
| 1949 | 268 | — | — | #414 |
| 1948 | 172 | — | — | #504 |
| 1947 | 160 | — | — | #533 |
| 1946 | 135 | — | — | #550 |
| 1945 | 112 | — | — | #575 |
| 1944 | 109 | — | — | #590 |
| 1943 | 111 | — | — | #601 |
| 1942 | 131 | — | — | #534 |
| 1941 | 96 | — | — | #619 |
| 1940 | 91 | — | — | #624 |
| 1939 | 73 | — | — | #699 |
| 1938 | 98 | — | — | #600 |
| 1937 | 67 | — | — | #749 |
| 1936 | 78 | — | — | #674 |
| 1935 | 85 | — | #4,773 | #667 |
| 1934 | 87 | — | — | #649 |
| 1933 | 86 | — | — | #628 |
| 1932 | 89 | — | — | #642 |
| 1931 | 108 | — | — | #569 |
| 1930 | 105 | — | — | #589 |
| 1929 | 112 | — | — | #560 |
| 1928 | 120 | — | — | #559 |
| 1927 | 109 | — | — | #594 |
| 1926 | 144 | — | — | #508 |
| 1925 | 114 | — | — | #591 |
| 1924 | 108 | — | — | #614 |
| 1923 | 119 | — | — | #574 |
| 1922 | 136 | — | — | #540 |
| 1921 | 147 | — | #5,711 | #524 |
| 1920 | 123 | — | — | #557 |
| 1919 | 104 | — | — | #592 |
| 1918 | 123 | — | — | #542 |
| 1917 | 127 | — | — | #512 |
| 1916 | 100 | — | — | #578 |
| 1915 | 101 | — | — | #567 |
| 1914 | 66 | — | — | #627 |
| 1913 | 67 | — | — | #529 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | — | #646 |
| 1911 | 29 | — | — | #571 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | — | #519 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #706 |
| 1908 | 18 | — | — | #625 |
| 1907 | 18 | — | — | #613 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #538 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | — | #519 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #558 |
| 1903 | 21 | — | — | #467 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | — | #472 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #674 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | — | #694 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #768 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | — | #468 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #639 |
| 1896 | 16 | — | — | #532 |
| 1895 | 19 | — | — | #471 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #621 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #644 |
| 1892 | 15 | — | — | #536 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | — | #627 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #558 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #576 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | — | #520 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #919 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #696 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #787 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #685 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #689 |