Recorded 1900–2020 Girls' name Peak 1921 363 births

Reah — girls' name

363 babies named Reah in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s591920s811930s411940s171950s111980s311990s182000s652010s282020s7
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Reah was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

16 babies were named Reah in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reah

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Reah between 1900 and 2020, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reah performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Reah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Idaho, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Reah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reah 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 363 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.

Reah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

363

Since 1900

121 years of records

Peak year

1921

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1900

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2020

Reah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1900

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1921)
16
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
05101520 202020082000198719411933192319171900 5

Reah by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
81 births that decade — 22% of Reah's all-time total
1900s51910s591920s811930s411940s171950s111980s311990s182000s652010s282020s7

Reah by state

Where Reah concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Reah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Idaho
5 1.4%
Idaho share of Reah's total US births 1.4%

5 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reah?
363 babies have been named Reah since 1900. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1921 with 16 births.
When was Reah most popular?
Reah was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Reah most popular?
The top states for the name Reah are Idaho (5 births).
How long has the name Reah been used?
Reah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 121 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Reah?
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, 1900–2020 (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.