Raynald
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language that derives from the Latin word for "king".
Meaning & Origin of Raynald
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language that derives from the Latin word for "king".
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Etymology
The Story of Raynald
Raynald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 8 Raynalds were born — ranking #2,671 that year. As of 2026, Raynald ranks #8,799 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 99 Raynalds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raynald
Raynald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 99 births in the dataset. Raynald's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #2,671. Use the chart and map above to compare Raynald's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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