Reno
Reno was the 4505th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 829th; the most babies were born in 1996 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 129 places. More babies were named Reno in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,505 boys, up 10 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,182babies recorded
Reno popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,505 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,515 | 22 |
| 2010 | #3,431 | 32 |
| 2000 | #1,868 | 57 |
| 1990 | #2,204 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,992 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,517 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,163 | 46 |
| 1950 | #1,422 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,729 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,034 | 45 |
| 1920 | #1,001 | 48 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #864 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Reno, counting every spelling?
Reno has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Reno?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reno (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Reno born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reno.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reno?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Reno are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 25 and 54. That makes Reno mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Reno by state
How common Reno was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Reno: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reno, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Reno
How popular is the name Reno?
Reno was the 4505th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 829th; the most babies were born in 1996 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 129 places. More babies were named Reno in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Reno a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Reno in the US.
Where is Reno most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reno was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).