Girls' name · since 1916
Reathel
Reathel has 127 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reathel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 127 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reathel has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1935.
- #24,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reathel ranks #24,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reathel's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Reathel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reathel's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reathel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1935
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Reathel popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1921 (Reathel as boys' name)
Reathel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 65% of the file).
1920s was Reathel's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Reathel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (65% of all-time use).
Reathel by state
Where Reathel concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 127 births nationwide.
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- Reathel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Reathels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reathel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1916–1935 (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 Reathel 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.