boy's name

Reif

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 36

Reif is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2015 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2006.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Reif over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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Births named Reif by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 17
2010s (to 2015) 12

How popular is Reif?

In 2015, Reif was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Reif is used

England & Wales #3,203 4 in 2002
United States #12,000 6 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Reif

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Reif also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Reif over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Reif

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Reif — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Reif

How popular is the name Reif?

In 2015, Reif was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Reif a girl's or a boy's name?

Reif is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Reif?

Reif has 1 syllable.

When was Reif most popular?

Reif peaked in 2006, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.