Recorded 1925–1947 Girls' name Peak 1947 19 births

Reada — girls' name

19 babies named Reada in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s13
1940s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Reada was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Reada in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reada

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Reada between 1925 and 1947, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reada performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reada shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reada in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reada at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

19

Since 1925

23 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1925

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1947

Reada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1925

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5.566.577.5 194719401925 6

Reada by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
13 births that decade — 68% of Reada's all-time total
1920s61940s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reada?
19 babies have been named Reada since 1925. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Reada most popular?
Reada was most popular in the 1940s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Reada been used?
Reada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 23 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Reada?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reagan, Reanna, Reatha, Rea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.