Reinhard
Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian and Swedish given name and surname, and a spelling variant of Reinhardt and Reinhart.
Meaning & Origin of Reinhard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian and Swedish given name and surname, and a spelling variant of Reinhardt and Reinhart.
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The Story of Reinhard
Reinhard first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 17 Reinhards were born — ranking #1,771 that year. As of 2026, Reinhard ranks #9,631 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 435 Reinhards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reinhard
Reinhard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 435 births in the dataset. Reinhard's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,771. Use the chart and map above to compare Reinhard'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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