Girls' name · since 1916
Reeda
Reeda has 414 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Reeda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 414 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Reeda recorded 414 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2022.
- #13,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reeda ranks #13,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Reeda's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Reeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reeda splits its recorded history at 1945: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2022
- Peak year (1955)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Reeda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (89 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Reeda's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Reeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 89 births (21% of all-time use).
Reeda by state
Where Reeda concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 414 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reeda's data
- Reeda's decade-level peak was the 1940s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Reedas (10 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 Reeda: 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 (~106 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, 1916–2022 (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 Reeda 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.