How Many People Are Named Reyes?
people named Reyes are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 70,762 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,690 babies named Reyes in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
101 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "kings" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning "The Virgin of the Kings". According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to King Ferdinand III of Castile and told him his armies would defeat those of the Moors in Seville.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Reyes, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Reyes fell from 43.7% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Reyes alive today is about 38 years old, and 41% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Reyes first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 1999, to 101 babies. In 2025, 42 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Reyes has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #871, in 1947. In 2025 it ranked #2,975. Among girls, its best rank was #1,734, in 1909.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,975 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #871 (1947) | #1,734 (1909) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,313 in the 1990s | #2,364 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Reyes alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Reyes were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,568 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Reyes was given 12.2 times as often in New Mexico, 7.4 times in Texas and 4.3 times in Arizona.
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