Reynard
Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, as well as in chapbook form throughout the Early Modern period.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Reynard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, as well as in chapbook form throughout the Early Modern period.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Reynard
American parents first put Reynard on the record books as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 18 Reynards were born — ranking #1,901 that year. Reynard last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 715 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Reynard
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About the name Reynard
Reynard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 715 births in the dataset. Reynard's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #1,901. Use the chart and map above to compare Reynard'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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