Reyes
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Reyes
This regal Spanish name combines several of today's top trends: names that end in S, last names that can also be first names, royal-sounding names, and unisex options. It has a long history of use in Spain as both a surname and a (feminine) given name.
Reyes for girls
The name came about from a title given to the Virgin Mary, "The Virgin of the Kings", inspired by the legend that she appeared to the 13th century King of Castile, Ferdinand III, and told him that he was succeed in battle. Due to this connection to Mary, in its native Spain it is more often used as a feminine given name.
Not to be confused with Reese or Raya, the name has been used predominantly as a boy name in the US and was given to around 30 boys in a recent year, compared to less than 5 girls.
Reyes for boys#2976 US
It has a long history of use in Spain as both a surname and a given name.
The name came about from a title given to the Virgin Mary, "The Virgin of the Kings", inspired by the legend that she appeared to the 13th century King of Castile, Ferdinand III, and told him that he was succeed in battle.
Not to be confused with Reese or Rees, it is more popular for girls in Spain, though even more popular as a surname. In the US, however, predominantly used as a boy name, and was given to 30 baby boys in 2024.
Pronounced RAY-ez.
As of October 2026, Reyes ranked #18971 in US births in 2011 SSA, peaked at #1734 in 1909.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,225 | 61 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,083 | 68 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,329 | 57 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,880 | 42 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,409 | 55 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,479 | 54 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,314 | 59 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,720 | 47 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,433 | 58 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,382 | 58 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,570 | 32 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,976 | 42 |
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