Male name
Reed
301 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 5.
Origin
As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red. Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede). Compare Rider, Reader.From Wiktionary, entry “Reed”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 18 births. 301 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 64 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2014: 1,122 births. 36,977 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1898. It is still given: 3,864 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
9 + 5 + 5 + 4 = 23 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 5 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
9 + 4 = 13 → 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.