Reeta — girls' name
158 babies named Reeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
28% of everyone ever named Reeta was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Reeta in 1954 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Reeta
The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Reeta between 1899 and 1960, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Reeta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Reeta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Reeta 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 158 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.
Reeta at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Reeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1899
- Peak year (1954)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1960.
158 total births across 62 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1954 with 12 births in a single year.
Reeta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 44 births that decade — 28% of Reeta's all-time total
Reeta decade highlights
- Peak decade 44 births
- Runner-up 38 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Reeta's strongest decade
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
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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, 1899–1960 (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.