Total births
31
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.
- 31
- total births
- 1918–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that 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.
- 31 total births
- 1918–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Reber since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 31
- total births
- 1918–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Reber was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
8 babies were named Reber in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Reber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1929
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Reber by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Reber? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 31 babies named Reber. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 8 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Reber: Baby Name Since 1918 - 31 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/reber. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.