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Reign

Pronounced R EY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2021
  • 72 years in use
  • 4 spellings
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How popular is Reign?

Reign is a boys' name, and first appears in 1953. It has been given to 6,755 children — the 1,311th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 613 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Rayne, Rain, Raine and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Reign and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Rayne
  • Rain
  • Raine
  • Rein

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R EY1 N
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Reign

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Reign

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Reign?
Reign ranks 1,311th among boys' names in US records, with 6,755 births since 1953. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,594.
Is Reign a unisex name?
No. Reign is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Reign most popular?
2021, when 613 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Reign spelled?
Rayne, Rain, Raine, Rein. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.