Anne Reid
There are approximately 65 people named Anne Reid living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,273,144 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Reid. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
65
1 in 5,273,144
Named Anne
172K
Alive today
Named Reid
129K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 172K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 56
Estimated bearers: 129K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #275
Per 100K: 37.75
Top ancestry: White (59.8%)
First name trend
Anne: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anne. The peak year was 1959 with 5,755 births. The average person named Anne today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Reid surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Reid, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.8%.
- White59.8%
- Black or African American34.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anne has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0501% of the US population, based on 171,755 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Reid appears at a rate of 37.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0377%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 65 people with the full name Anne Reid. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Anne
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Other people with the surname Reid
FAQ
Anne Reid: questions and answers
How many people are named Anne Reid?
We estimate approximately 65 people in the United States share the full name Anne Reid. That works out to about 1 in 5,273,144 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0501%) with the surname frequency (37.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anne Reid?
We classify Anne Reid as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,273,144 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anne a male or female name?
Anne is predominantly female. Out of 325,475 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Anne profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.