Girls' name · since 1918

Reber

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Reber, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,662 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Reber is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1918.

Reber has 31 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1929.

  • #40,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 31 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reber ranks #40,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#40,662 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Reber's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Reber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Reber's full recorded timeline at 1926, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Reber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 19181921192619281929 8

Reber by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (26 births, 84% of the file).

1920s was Reber's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Reber births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reber? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 31 babies named Reber. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,662 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 8 births.
Where does Reber sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reber ranks #40,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Reber most popular? ▼
Reber was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Reber been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Reber since 1918 -- 12 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Reber? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rebecca, Rebekah, Reba, Rebeca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Reber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1929 (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 Reber 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.