Reinald
Reinald was a Norwegian Catholic bishop of Stavanger. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger.
Meaning & Origin of Reinald
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reinald was a Norwegian Catholic bishop of Stavanger. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger.
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The Story of Reinald
Reinald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 6 Reinalds were born — ranking #3,697 that year. As of 2026, Reinald ranks #3,799 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Reinalds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reinald
Reinald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Reinald's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #3,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Reinald'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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