girls:
109 births since 2006
#5607 (2nd percentile)
boys:
137 births since 1953
#4449 (3rd percentile)
overall:
246 births since 1953
#7493 (3rd percentile)
The name Rein is the #7,493 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 246 recorded births since 1953. This represents the 3.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,449 (2.9% percentile) for all time with 137 births since 1953. For girls, it ranks #5,607 (1.9% percentile) for all time with 109 births since 2006.
Rein first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1953 (1953 for boys and 2006 for girls). Birth data for Rein is available in 22 out of the 71 years between 1953 and 2023 (20 years for boys and 13 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rein has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (55.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 44.4% of babies named Rein were boys. Interestingly, until around 2009, the name was more popular for boys (82.3% boys from 1953 to 2008), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (53.3% girls from 2009 to 2023).
For boys, Rein reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #904) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rein is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #904 (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million.
For girls, Rein reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #937) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Rein is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #937 (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rein".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Rein. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 61.4% confident that Rein is pronounced as rayn, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is reen, at 29.5% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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