Reiss
A boys’ name of German origin, meaning rice or riser; a surname used as given name.
Reiss by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Reiss. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reiss. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Reiss
Names that are said the same way as Reiss, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Reiss, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
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