Girls' name · since 1900
Reah
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 374 babies named Reah, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,889 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
374 babies have been named Reah since 1900, making it today's #8889 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Reah recorded 374 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #8889 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #14,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,889 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 374 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reah ranks #14,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,889 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 374 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,889 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reah's 374 recorded births place it above 80.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Idaho.
How Reah compares
374 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reah's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 374 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reah's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Reah by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Reah's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Reah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (22% of all-time use).
Reah by state
Where Reah concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 374 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reah's data
- Reah's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Idaho records the most Reahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Idaho names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.