Reyner
Reyner is a surname, and has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:Reyner Banham (1922–1988), English architectural critic Clement Reyner (1589–1651), English Benedictine monk Edward Reyner (1600–c.1668), English nonconforming clergyman Harry Reyner (1889–1978), American politician, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
Meaning & Origin of Reyner
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reyner is a surname, and has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:Reyner Banham (1922–1988), English architectural critic Clement Reyner (1589–1651), English Benedictine monk Edward Reyner (1600–c.1668), English nonconforming clergyman Harry Reyner (1889–1978), American politician, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
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The Story of Reyner
The earliest SSA record of Reyner as a baby boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Reyner — #9,864 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Reyner on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Reyner last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Reyner
Reyner is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Reyner's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Reyner'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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