Given name & surname
Reinaldo
“the king's advisor”
Reinaldo is a variant of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reinaldo is a variant of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reinaldo is a variant of Reginald. An origin associated with Reginald is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Reginaldus, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reinaldo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,941
- 3,941 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,369 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,369 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,958 as a first name in 2020; 141 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.
Reinaldo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Reinaldo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ronald. Reinaldo has a related form in Reginald. In Spanish usage, Reinaldo has a related form in Reynaldo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Reinaldo has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Reinaldo
- Reinaldo ArenasCuban poet/novelist/playwright (1943–1990)
- ReinaldoBrazilian association football playerborn 1979
- SimãoBrazilian association football playerborn 1968
- Reinaldo AlagoanoBrazilian association football playerborn 1986
- Reinaldo RuedaColombian football coachborn 1957
- Reinaldo Gornoathletics competitor (1918–1994)
- Reinaldo NaviaChilean footballer (born 1978)
- Reinaldo MerloArgentine footballerborn 1950
- Reinaldo AzambujaBrazilian agriculturist and politicianborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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