Name meaning & stats
Reinhold
Reinhold (Germanic origin). 246 US babies since 1940, peak 1940. Notable Reinholds are 2.2× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
GermanicSpelling of Reynold
Reynold around the world
- Рейнолд · Russian
- レイノルド · Japanese
- Renaud · French
- Reginaldo
In US birth records
Peak year: 1940
246 US babies were named Reinhold between 1940 and 2025.
Reinhold around the world
- France: 150 babies since 1900, peak 1941
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Reinholds end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 2.2× | High · 47 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | High · 38 people |
| Footballer | 0.7× | Medium · 23 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Medium · 20 people |
Among notable men who are professors, Reinholds show up 2.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Reinholds are 2.1× more likely than expected to be physicists.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 12 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 12 Reynolds spell it Reinhold
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1940)