Raynold
Masculine · “A spelling of Reynold”
Raynold is Reynold written with the ay of Ray, an early-twentieth-century boy's name. The Reynold family of names also belongs to an engineer who worked out when smooth water turns rough.
How old is the name Raynold?
Raynold first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Raynold alive today was born around 1938, making them about 87 years old. About 200 people named Raynold are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Raynold most popular?
Raynold peaked in 1912, reaching #1746 nationally. See the whole 1912 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Raginald to Raynold
The story of Raynold
Reynold is usually said REN-uld, and Raynold, with the ay of Ray, a name every family knew, points to a RAY- sound instead. Osborne Reynolds, an engineer in Manchester, sent a thin streak of dye through water flowing in a glass pipe: at low speeds the streak ran straight, and at higher speeds it broke into swirls. The ratio he found that predicts the change is still called the Reynolds number, and engineers use it to design pipes, wings and ships. Raynold is one of the spellings American families used for Reynold.
Meaning
A spelling of Reynold, 'counsel and rule'
Reynold comes from the Germanic Raginald, joining words for counsel and rule. Raynold writes the first vowel with ay.
How the name formed
- Raginald
- Reynold
- Raynold
Related forms: Reynold · Reginald · Renaud
Pronouncing Raynold
RAY-nuld
Two syllables with the stress on the first; Reynold itself is often said REN-uld.
Nicknames for Raynold
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 194215 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1746reached in 1912
- Change vs 1992
- −16.7%5 in 2006, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Raynold in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Reynold in English — spelling variant
- Reginald in English — same name
- Renaud in French — same name
Raynolds among us
people named Raynold are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Raynold sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Comes with Ray as a ready short form.
- A settled meaning.
- Almost certain to be the only one.
- People will write Reynold or Ronald.
- It reads as an early-twentieth-century name.
- Some will hear Randall.
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Frequently asked
- How many Raynolds are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Raynold are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Raynold in 2025?
- Raynold is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Raynold with classmates?
- Raynold will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More R names
The most-given names starting with R, all years combined.
Robert#92 · Richard#234 · Ronald#637 · Ryan#99 · Raymond#394 · Roger#832 · Ralph#1046 · Roy#525
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