Unisex name · since 1904
Reda
1,843 babies named Reda in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,843
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,843 girls have been named Reda since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Reda has 1,843 recorded births among girls since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2012.
- #4,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,843 born since 1904
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reda ranks #4,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,843 born since 1904, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,843
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Reda's 1,843 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Reda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reda's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2012
- Peak year (1955)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Reda popularity over time - boys
364 total births recorded since 1993 (Reda as boys' name)
Reda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (483 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Reda's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Reda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s 135
1910s
135 births
- 1920s
1920s
268 births
- 1930s
1930s
283 births
- 1940s
1940s
338 births
- 1950s
1950s
483 births
- 1960s
1960s
200 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 483 births (26% of all-time use).
How Reda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Reda's total volume
Reda by state
Where Reda concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 123 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 55 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.5% |
123 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Reda appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reda's data
- Reda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (483 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Redas (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Reda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1904–2012 (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 Reda 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.