Fun Facts About the Name Reyner
- 27 babies named Reyner: U.S. records list 27 babies given the name Reyner from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Reyner Mean?
Reyner is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, usually treated as a variant of Reiner, Rayner, or Dutch Reynier. It is formed from the Germanic elements ragin, meaning "advice," "counsel," or "decision," and hari, meaning "army" or "host." The compound is commonly translated as "counselor of the army" or "army adviser."
The literal sense is someone who gives counsel in or for an army, not a general term for a soldier. The name is distinct from the similar-looking Reinhard, which joins ragin to hard ("brave," "hardy"), and from the Icelandic Reynir, which means "rowan tree."
Reyner Name History & Origins
The Germanic name behind Reyner is represented by Old High German Reginheri and Old Frankish forms that passed into Old French as Rainier. From that French form came Middle English spellings such as Rayner and Reyner. In the Low Countries, the same name developed as Reinier, Reynier, and Reijnier; in German-speaking areas it appears as Reiner and Rainer. Reyner belongs to this family of variants rather than to a separate root.
After the Norman Conquest, the name entered English use in forms like Rayner and Reyner. It also became a hereditary surname, which preserved spellings that were no longer common as given names. Medieval Latin records used Rainerius, and the related Italian form is Ranieri. The name is not derived from the Icelandic word reynir ("rowan tree"), despite the similar spelling.
How Popular is the Name Reyner?
Reyner has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #8,107 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,107 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #10,645 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #13,961 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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