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Reno

Masculine

Reno is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 4,160 boys against 22 girls since 1880.

1886high 1995
#4396 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare23 boys in 2025

Reno is an Italian river and a short form of Moreno — and also an American city named after a Civil War general.

How old is the name Reno?

Reno first appears in US birth records in 1886 — 139 years ago. The typical Reno alive today was born around 1970, making them about 55 years old. About 2,800 people named Reno are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Reno most popular?

Reno peaked in 1886, reaching #758 nationally. Today it ranks #4396, 3,638 places below that high. See the whole 1886 chart.

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Where it comes from

Our story of Reno

Ours, offered as ours. The Reno in Emilia-Romagna and the Rhine may share a name: both are probably from a pre-Roman root meaning simply a river or a flow, which is how a great many European rivers are named — the Avon, the Ouse and the Esk all mean water in one language or another. People name the river nearest them the river, and the name sticks when a different language arrives. The Nevada city is three removes from that.

Meaningscholars disagree

Not established

The Italian river Reno has a pre-Roman name of unsettled origin, probably the same root as the Rhine. Separately Reno clips Italian names such as Moreno and Sereno. The Nevada city is named for Jesse Reno, whose surname is that Italian one.

Pronouncing Reno

REE-noh

Two syllables, first stressed. Italian gives REH-noh.

Nicknames for Reno

Moderate

RenThe front clip
NonoA doubled household form used affectionately
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1886–20251175901172318862025

US babies named Reno per year from 1886 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#7581880s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1886
Most boys named
1995117 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#758reached in 1886
Change vs 2023
+4.5%23 in 2025, from 22
Reno sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1995, with 117 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

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.

Reno in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Reno in Italian — same name
  • Moreno in Spanish — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.

Renos among us

2,800

people named Reno are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 74,264 born in 2025 was named Reno

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Reno sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

40%chance Reno will feel dated by 2040
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Reno beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Reno in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Renothis name23#4396Odell23#4396Corwin23#4396Tennyson23#4396Marques23#4396

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Four letters and two syllables, about as easy to write as a name gets.
  • Ren is a complete short form in current use.
  • Genuine nineteenth-century American use behind it.
What to consider
  • The Nevada city is the first association for most Americans.
  • The Italian and American pronunciations differ at the first vowel.
  • The meaning is genuinely unsettled.

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Frequently asked

How many Renos are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,800 people named Reno are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Reno in 2025?
Reno ranks #4396 among US boy names in 2025, with 23 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Reno?
About 1 in every 74,264 US boys born in 2025 was named Reno — 23 in all.
Will my child share the name Reno with classmates?
Reno will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Reno

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Odell#4396 · Corwin#4396 · Tennyson#4396 · Marques#4396 · Manu#4396 · Omid#4396 · Zackariah#4396 · Burton#4396

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