Recorded 1917–1986 Girls' name Peak 1971 23 births

Reca — girls' name

23 babies named Reca in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51960s51970s71980s6
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Reca was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Reca in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reca

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Reca between 1917 and 1986, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Reca shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reca at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

23

Since 1917

70 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1917

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1986

Reca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1917

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1986197119661917 5

Reca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 30% of Reca's all-time total
1910s51960s51970s71980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reca?
23 babies have been named Reca since 1917. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Reca most popular?
Reca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Reca been used?
Reca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 70 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Reca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Rechel, Recie, Rechy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.