Given name & surname

Reider

“a warrior or soldier”

Reider is a variant of Reidar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a warrior or soldier.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Reider is a variant of Reidar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a warrior or soldier.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Reider is a variant of Reidar. An origin associated with Reidar is Scandinavian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From German Reider.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Reider through the years

Babies since 1880
17
17 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2012
6 babies
2025
0
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Reider in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2011–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,264 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Reider’s family of names

Reider has a related form in Reidar. In English usage, Reider as a surname has a related form in RAIDER. In English usage, Reider as a surname has a related form in RAIDER.

Walk Reider’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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