Reymond
A French masculine name derived from Raymond, meaning "wise protector".
Name Census estimates that about 624 living Americans carry the first name Reymond. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Reymond today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reymond births was 1994 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reymond. 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.
People living today
624
~ 1 in 549,286 Americans
Peak year
1994
23 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,093
Tracked since 1953
Census
Reymond in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 704 people with the first name Reymond, which placed it at #16,121 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
#16,121
National first-name rank
People counted
704
704 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
60.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reymond
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reymond is Hispanic at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.5%) and White (13.2%). 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 Reymond 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 Reymond at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino60.9% · 429
- Asian and Pacific Islander17.5% · 123
- White13.2% · 93
- Black or African American6.0% · 42
- Two or more races1.6% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 6
Popularity
Reymond: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reymond from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 162 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Reymond remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reymond 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 Reymond during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reymonds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Reymond
The name Reymond is a variant spelling of the French name Raymond, which derives from the Germanic name Raimund or Reginmund. It is composed of the Germanic elements "ragin" (meaning counsel or advice) and "mund" (meaning protection). The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 8th century.
The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in France and other parts of Europe. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Raymond of Toulouse (c. 1042-1105), a prominent figure in the First Crusade and a key leader in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.
Another notable historical figure with the name Reymond was Raymond VII (1197-1249), the Count of Toulouse and a prominent figure in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. He was excommunicated by the Catholic Church for his support of the Cathars but was later reconciled.
In the 13th century, Raymond Lull (c. 1232-1316), a philosopher, logician, and Franciscan tertiary from Majorca, made significant contributions to the fields of logic and computational theory. He is also credited with writing the first major literary work in the Catalan language.
During the Renaissance, Raymond de Sebonde (c. 1385-1436) was a Spanish philosopher and theologian best known for his work "Theologia Naturalis," which influenced the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne.
In the 19th century, Raymond Radiguet (1903-1923) was a French novelist and poet who gained fame at a young age for his novel "Le Diable au Corps," which caused a scandal due to its explicit content.
While the name Reymond is less common today, it has a rich historical lineage spanning several centuries and cultures, particularly in France and other parts of Europe.
People
Reymond + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reymond 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
Reymond: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reymond?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 624 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reymond 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 549,286 US residents.
Is Reymond a common name?
We classify Reymond as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 645 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reymond most popular?
The single biggest year for Reymond was 1994, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reymond is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reymond in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 704 people with the name Reymond, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,121 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 Reymond 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 Reymond?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reymond appears almost entirely male. Of the 703 people counted with this name, 99.4% 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 Reymond?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reymond is Hispanic at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.5%) and White (13.2%). 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 Reymond most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Reymond in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.9% (429 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 Reymond in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reymond a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Reymond 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 Reymond still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reymond 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 Reymond 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 share the name Reymond?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.