Reinhold
Reinhold is a German, male given name, originally composed of two elements. The first is from regin, meaning "the (German)Gods" or as an emphatic prefix (very) and wald meaning "powerful". The second element having been reinterpreted as hold meaning "loyal" in the 16th century.
Meaning & Origin of Reinhold
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reinhold is a German, male given name, originally composed of two elements. The first is from regin, meaning "the (German)Gods" or as an emphatic prefix (very) and wald meaning "powerful". The second element having been reinterpreted as hold meaning "loyal" in the 16th century.
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The Story of Reinhold
Reinhold first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 72 Reinholds were born — ranking #723 that year. As of 2026, Reinhold ranks #5,751 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Reinholds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reinhold
Reinhold is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Reinhold's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #723. Use the chart and map above to compare Reinhold'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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