Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1999

Reyes

Gender Unisex · 11% girls Rank 2025 #2,976 Trend ↓ Falling 17%

Reyes is a Spanish word, used as a given name (unusual) or as a Spanish surname.

Rank 2025
#2,976
among boys · ↑611 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Reyes · +31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1999
101 babies
All-time total
6,690
#1,593 all-time among boys
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Reyes popularity over time

6,690 babies have been named Reyes since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 5 – 5 1 – –
1900s 19 26 45 5 +800% #935
1910s 97 125 222 22 +393% #1,401
1920s 150 330 480 48 +116% #1,001
1930s 143 345 488 49 +2% #1,066
1940s 92 468 560 56 +15% #872
1950s 70 523 593 59 +6% #874
1960s 42 466 508 51 -14% #979
1970s 38 548 586 59 +15% #1,042
1980s 23 673 696 70 +19% #1,069
1990s 17 807 824 82 +18% #1,144
2000s 10 798 808 81 -2% #1,425
2010s 5 574 579 58 -28% #2,063
2020s (to 2025) – 296 296 49 -15% #2,316

Where Reyes is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

Where Reyes is most popular

Boys named Reyes per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.027 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Reyes born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 21 0.128 +368%
Texas 50 0.057 +107%
California 45 0.049 +79%
Washington 5 0.031 +11%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Reyes

Reyes is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,976 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 6,690 American babies have been named Reyes, about 89% boys and 11% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1999, when 101 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reyes stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reyes?

The median living Reyes is about 36 years old; half are between 20 and 56. An estimated 4,900 people named Reyes are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reyes year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 42 #2,976
2024 – – 32 #3,587
2023 – – 58 #2,383
2022 – – 58 #2,435
2021 – – 47 #2,723
2020 – – 59 #2,316
2019 – – 54 #2,480
2018 – – 55 #2,409
2017 – – 42 #2,880
2016 – – 57 #2,330
2015 – – 68 #2,083
2014 – – 61 #2,225
2013 – – 60 #2,197
2012 – – 67 #2,063
2011 5 #18,972 56 #2,307
2010 – – 54 #2,370
2009 – – 62 #2,179
2008 5 #19,829 89 #1,718
2007 – – 66 #2,088
2006 – – 86 #1,663
2005 – – 83 #1,644
2004 – – 80 #1,627
2003 – – 71 #1,732
2002 5 #17,521 87 #1,470
2001 – – 87 #1,440
2000 – – 87 #1,425
1995 – – 74 #1,376
1990 6 #12,537 90 #1,144
1985 – – 62 #1,207
1980 8 #7,959 71 #1,077
1975 – – 40 #1,402
1970 5 #8,984 59 #1,069
1965 6 #6,352 53 #1,016
1960 6 #6,241 45 #1,175
1955 5 #6,519 48 #1,088
1950 7 #4,647 52 #970
1945 9 #3,341 51 #895
1940 9 #3,168 43 #991
1935 17 #1,988 33 #1,160
1930 21 #1,801 43 #1,066
1925 14 #2,595 30 #1,355
1920 23 #1,802 34 #1,248
1915 15 #2,126 24 #1,401
1910 5 #2,717 6 #1,552
1905 – – – –
1900 6 #1,891 5 #1,466
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Reyes

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Spanish middle-distance runner b. 1976 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reyes, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reyes?

The median living Reyes is about 36 years old. Half of all living Reyess are between 20 and 56 years old.

How many people named Reyes are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Reyes are alive in the United States, based on 6,690 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reyes mean?

Reyes is a Spanish word, used as a given name (unusual) or as a Spanish surname.

How popular is the name Reyes in 2025?

Reyes ranked #2,976 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reyes?

6,690 babies have been named Reyes in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reyes most popular?

Reyes peaked in 1999, when 101 newborns received the name.

Is Reyes a boy or girl name?

Reyes is used for both: about 11% of babies named Reyes have been girls and 89% boys.

Is the name Reyes rising or falling?

Reyes is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reyes become more popular?

Reyes is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 boys named Reyes in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Reyes?

Well-known people named Reyes include Reyes Estévez (athlete).

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