Reedie
Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center. Reed alumni include 32 Rhodes scholars, 123 Fulbright Scholars, 73 Watson Fellows, and three Churchill Scholars.
Meaning & Origin of Reedie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center. Reed alumni include 32 Rhodes scholars, 123 Fulbright Scholars, 73 Watson Fellows, and three Churchill Scholars.
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Origin & history
The Story of Reedie
As a girl name
Reedie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 5 Reedies were born — ranking #4,809 that year. As of 2026, Reedie ranks #4,809 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Reedies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Reedie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 5 Reedies were born — ranking #3,264 that year. As of 2026, Reedie ranks #4,151 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Reedies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Reedie
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- Main article: List of Reed College people Steve Jobs , founder of Apple Inc.
- Larry Sanger , co-founder of Wikipedia
- Gary Snyder , poet
- Richard Danzig , 71st U.S. Secretary of the Navy
- Suzan DelBene , U.S. Representative from Washington
- Richard L. Hanna , U.S. Representative from New York
- Hope Lange , Academy Award -nominated actress
- James Beard , chef and television personality
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About the name Reedie
Reedie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Reedie's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #3,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Reedie'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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