Reyes
Spanish name and surname from reyes, kings, from the Latin rex; it refers to the Epiphany and to the Marian title Maria de los Reyes.
Reyes in 2025
Reyes was given to 42 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,385th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 78,937 babies born.
The history of Reyes
Reyes reached its highest point in 1999, when 101 babies were given the name, ranking 2,851st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,667th, in 1930.
Across the 128 years of records since 1898, 6,690 babies have been named Reyes. Half of them were born before 1977, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Reyes by decade
| Decade | Babies named Reyes | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,916 |
| 1900s | 45 | 1,937 |
| 1910s | 222 | 2,059 |
| 1920s | 480 | 1,780 |
| 1930s | 488 | 1,667 |
| 1940s | 560 | 1,748 |
| 1950s | 593 | 1,893 |
| 1960s | 508 | 2,248 |
| 1970s | 586 | 2,409 |
| 1980s | 696 | 2,445 |
| 1990s | 824 | 2,620 |
| 2000s | 808 | 3,311 |
| 2010s | 579 | 4,609 |
| 2020s | 296 | 4,976 |
Where Reyes is heading
Reyes has fallen 38% over the past decade, from 68 babies in 2015 to 42 in 2025.
Names like Reyes
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Reyes.