# Reed name report

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/name/m/reed
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2025

## Summary
Reed ranked #419 officially for boys in 2025. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #406.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #419
- Birth count: 770
- Rate per 10,000: 4.51

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: Reed
- Rank: #406
- Birth count: 785
- Rate per 10,000: 4.60
- Official count multiplier: 1.02x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.01
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.02
- Expected per school of 300: 0.07
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 2.3%

## Trend
- Label: mixed / watch
- Peak rate year: 2014
- Best rank year: 2014
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 79.7%

## Spelling components
- Reed: 770 births
- Red: 15 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology