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Unisex name

Reiss

/ˈɹaɪs/ · 23% girls, 77% boys · 12 born in 2025

Reiss has been given to about 275 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹaɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 265
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Reiss per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 15
  • Born in 202512
  • All time275
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Reiss?

Its best year was 2010, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 14648th. The typical living American called Reiss is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Reiss

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Regis0.75
  2. Reid0.68
  3. Reign0.68
  4. Reyes0.68
  5. Reilly0.58
  6. Rex0.57
  7. Jess0.57
  8. Tess0.57

Middle names for Reiss

Ranked by flow score
  1. Reiss Alice0.78
  2. Reiss Opal0.77
  3. Reiss Noelle0.77
  4. Reiss Belle0.77
  5. Reiss Iris0.74
  6. Reiss Ivy0.74

Sibling names for Reiss

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.77
  2. Blazebrother · 0.76
  3. Abdullahbrother · 0.76
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.76
  5. Azariasister · 0.76
  6. Samirasister · 0.75

Where Reiss is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Reiss Evans0.73
  2. Reiss Edwards0.73
  3. Reiss Anderson0.73
  4. Reiss Allen0.73
  5. Reiss Adams0.73
  6. Reiss Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Reiss

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Reiss across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.