Reinhold
Meaning
“Germanic for wise counsel and rule; famously borne by Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen of the world's 8,000 meter peaks.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Reinhold has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
52 people · the #64,892 first name in Brazil · median age 60
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Reinhold
Most people given the name Reinhold in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Reinhold you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Reinhold deep dive
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