Rein
A unisex name of Germanic origin, meaning counsel, advice; short form of Reinhardt.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Rein by the numbers
Rein was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rein. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Rein
Names that are said the same way as Rein, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Rein, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rein
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