Reiss comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning German surname, meaning "rice"..
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How popular is Reiss?
1999peak year
Today, Reiss is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11395), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1999, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #4974 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Reiss's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 263 babies have been registered as Reiss since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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