How Many People Are Named Reason?
An estimated 234 people in the United States have the first name Reason. It is used for both genders, with 80.1% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Reason peaked in popularity in 2024 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reason as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Reason paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
234
About 1 in 1,464,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.1% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
54 births
Total Registered
267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reason
Reason is predominantly male (80.1%), though 53 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Reason as a male name
Ranked #3,028 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (41 births)
Reason as a female name
Ranked #8,293 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (13 births)
Reason: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reason span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 139 babies were registered. Reason remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Reason by Decade
How has Reason tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Reason by State
Reason + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reason as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reason
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reason: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reason?
We estimate approximately 234 people named Reason are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,464,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Reason a common name?
Reason is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reason most popular?
Reason reached peak popularity in 2024, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reason is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reason a male name?
Reason is predominantly male. 80.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reason Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reason Smith, Reason Johnson, Reason Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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