Reiner
Reiner is a given name. Notable people with this name include:Reiner Braun, German journalist, historian and peace activist Reiner Bredemeyer (1929−1995), German composer Reiner Brockmann (1609−1647), Estonian clergyman, ceremonial poet and translator Reiner Calmund, German football executive Reiner Castro, Venezuelan footballer Reiner Dennewitz, German composer Reiner Dierksen (1908–1943),…
- German
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Reiner
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reiner is a given name. Notable people with this name include:Reiner Braun, German journalist, historian and peace activist Reiner Bredemeyer (1929−1995), German composer Reiner Brockmann (1609−1647), Estonian clergyman, ceremonial poet and translator Reiner Calmund, German football executive Reiner Castro, Venezuelan footballer Reiner Dennewitz, German composer Reiner Dierksen (1908–1943),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Germanic
The Story of Reiner
The earliest SSA record of Reiner as a baby boy name dates back to 1955, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Reiner — #3,395 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Reiner on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Reiner ranks #3,395 for baby boys with 35 births, rising sharply (+162% over the past five years). All told, over 390 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Reiner
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Reiner. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Raginheri
- Rainer
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About the name Reiner
Reiner is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 390 births in the dataset. Reiner's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Reiner'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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