Reu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- REE-oo
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Reu is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “friend”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Reu mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew Re'u
“friend”
In Genesis, Reu is a son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham, said to have lived 239 years.
Is Reu a girl's or a boy's name?
Reu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Reu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Reu, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Reu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
Names like Reu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Yusuf, Rumi, Ruairi, Yunus, Yoan, Loki, Yitzchok, Yug, Remy, Minh, Mika
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Reu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reu, updated 20 October 2026.