Reinhardt
Strong advisor, courageous advisor, or mighty counselor.
Name Census estimates that about 78 living Americans carry the first name Reinhardt. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Reinhardt today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reinhardt births was 1913 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reinhardt. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Reinhardt. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
78
~ 1 in 4,394,286 Americans
Peak year
1913
16 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,935
Tracked since 1912
Census
Reinhardt in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 202 people with the first name Reinhardt, which placed it at #38,178 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,178
National first-name rank
People counted
202
202 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reinhardt
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reinhardt is White at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (6.4%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Reinhardt described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Reinhardt at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.2% · 162
- Black or African American6.4% · 13
- Two or more races6.4% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino1.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Reinhardt: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reinhardt from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1910s peak, Reinhardt remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reinhardt by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Reinhardt during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Reinhardt
The name Reinhardt is a Germanic given name with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old High German words "ragin" meaning "counsel" and "hart" meaning "brave" or "hardy". Together, the name roughly translates to "strong in counsel" or "steadfast in advice".
In the early medieval period, the name Reinhardt was particularly common among the Frankish nobility and warrior class of what is now modern-day Germany and parts of France. Its connotations of bravery and sound judgment made it a desirable choice for noble families seeking to impart strength and wisdom upon their sons.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Annales Regni Francorum, a historical chronicle from the late 8th century, which mentions a Frankish count named Reinhardt. The name also appears in various medieval Germanic epic poems and tales, such as the Nibelungenlied, where it is borne by a minor character.
Notable historical figures named Reinhardt include Reinhardt von Moselbach, a 12th-century German nobleman and crusader who participated in the Second Crusade. Another was Reinhardt von Neipperg (1684-1774), an Austrian count and field marshal who fought in the War of the Spanish Succession and the Silesian Wars.
In the realm of literature and the arts, the name Reinhardt was borne by Reinhardt Heydrich (1904-1942), a highly influential writer and dramatist of the German Expressionist movement. The renowned German theatre director Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) also carried this name.
In the modern era, one of the most famous individuals named Reinhardt was Reinhardt Gehlen (1902-1979), a German military intelligence officer who later headed the Bundesnachrichtendienst, West Germany's foreign intelligence agency, during the Cold War years.
While the name Reinhardt has its roots in the medieval German-speaking lands, it has since spread to various other cultures and languages over the centuries, often appearing in modified forms such as Reynald or Reynard. Nonetheless, its core meaning and associations with strength, wisdom, and counsel have endured across time and geography.
People
Reinhardt + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reinhardt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Reinhardt: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reinhardt?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 78 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reinhardt going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,394,286 US residents.
Is Reinhardt a common name?
We classify Reinhardt as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 287 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reinhardt most popular?
The single biggest year for Reinhardt was 1913, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reinhardt is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reinhardt in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 202 people with the name Reinhardt, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,178 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Reinhardt in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Reinhardt?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reinhardt appears almost entirely male. Of the 203 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Reinhardt?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reinhardt is White at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (6.4%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Reinhardt most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Reinhardt in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.2% (162 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Reinhardt in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reinhardt a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Reinhardt in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Reinhardt still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reinhardt in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Reinhardt can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Reinhardt as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Reinhardt on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.