Given name & surname · also Germanic
Reynold
“the king's advisor”
Reynold is a form of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Reynold carries the interpretation “the king's advisor.” Reynold is a form of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
Its Germanic formation brings together ragin (“advice, decision”) and wald (“ruler”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reynold through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,672
- 4,672 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 92 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,447 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,447 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 92 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,025 as a first name in 2020; 514 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.
Reynold’s family of names
Reynold shares a linguistic root with Reinhold. Reynold is a form of Reginald. Reynold has a related form in Reginald.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Reynold has relatives in 20 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
21 related names in 20 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- RonaldoSpanish, Portuguese
- ReinaldoSpanish, Portuguese
- Reginaldoequivalent
- RenaudFrench, Occitan
- Renaultdoublet · English
- Reinocognate · Finnish
- Reinholdcognate · Swedish, German
- Rinaldocognate · Italian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Reynold
- Reynold A. NicholsonBritish orientalist (1868–1945)
- Reynold CheruiyotKenyan athleteborn 2004
- Reynold B. JohnsonAmerican inventor and computer pioneer (1906–1998)
- Reynold BrownAmerican artist noted particularly for movie posters. (1917-1991)
- Reynold Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of RuthinWelsh marcher lord1362–1440
- Reynold Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham of SterboroughEnglish noble1295–1361
- Reynold TschäppätSwiss politician (1917–1979)
- Reynold PanggabeanIndonesian actorborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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