Girls' name · since 1933
Reata
Reata has 161 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reata is the #13373 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 161 recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reata has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1933, currently ranked #13373 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #22,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,373 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 1933
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reata ranks #22,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,373 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 1933, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reata's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Reata compares
161 33rd 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
Reata's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reata | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reata's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Reata by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Reata's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Reata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Reata's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- 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 Reata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Reata 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.