Girls' name · since 1992
Reality
286 babies named Reality in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reality is the #7674 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 286 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Reality recorded 286 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #7674 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #16,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,674 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 286 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reality ranks #16,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,674 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 286 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reality's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Reality compares
286 44th 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
Reality's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reality | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 286 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reality's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reality splits its recorded history at 2007: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reality popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Reality by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Reality's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Reality births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Reality's data
- Reality's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Reality: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Reality 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.