Reyn
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- RAYN
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Reyn is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “counsel, advice”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Reyn mean?
Germanic: Dutch short form of names built on ragin 'counsel'
“counsel, advice”
A Dutch short form of names such as Reinier and Reinout, which share the Germanic element ragin.
Is Reyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Reyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Reyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Reyn, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Reyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 596 boys in the US were given Reyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #505, up from #9,710 for this spelling alone.
Reyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Reyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Finn Brayden Ronan Kayden Ridge Declan Aiden Finnegan Raiden Cannon Brennan
Other spellings of Reyn
Names related to Reyn
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Reyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reyn, updated 20 October 2026.