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Reed

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What official birth registration shows about Reed: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Reed: Recorded since 1996, it reached #710 in 2017, and it stood at #2,440 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2018 to 2018, ranging from #5666 to #5666.2018#5666#5666
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2018#5666

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2017: #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1627 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1168 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #710 in Republic of Ireland in 2017.

Reed's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#159516HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#187912HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#151616HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#198611HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#146216HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#136718HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#190911HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#195310HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#188510HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#15528HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#116811HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Reed is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Reed, between 1996 and 2025, in 29 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201719962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202529#1168 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20171#710 in 2017

Its high point came 21 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2017).

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What is known about Reed

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #710 in Republic of Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.