Recorded 1917–1970 Girls' name Peak 1951 311 births

Reida — girls' name

311 babies named Reida in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s431930s251940s931950s951960s431970s6
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Reida was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

14 babies were named Reida in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reida

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Reida between 1917 and 1970, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reida performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Reida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Reida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reida 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 311 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.

Reida at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

311

Since 1917

54 years of records

Peak year

1951

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1917

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1970

Reida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1917

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1951)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 19701961195619511946194019271917 6

Reida by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
95 births that decade — 31% of Reida's all-time total
1910s61920s431930s251940s931950s951960s431970s6

Reida by state

Where Reida concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Reida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 1.9%
Pennsylvania share of Reida's total US births 1.9%

6 of 311 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reida?
311 babies have been named Reida since 1917. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1951 with 14 births.
When was Reida most popular?
Reida was most popular in the 1950s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Reida most popular?
The top states for the name Reida are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Reida been used?
Reida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 54 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Reida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reina, Reign, Reilly, Reita, 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, 1917–1970 (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.