Girls' name · since 1889
Reita
Reita has 1,364 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,364
- born since 1889
- 1930s
- peak decade
Reita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,364 recorded since 1889.
Reita has 1,364 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1981.
- #6,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,364 born since 1889
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reita ranks #6,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,364 born since 1889, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,364
- born since 1889
- 1930s
- peak decade
Reita's 1,364 recorded births place it above 91.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Reita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reita's full recorded timeline at 1937, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1981
- Peak year (1932)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Reita by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (331 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Reita's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Reita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s 126
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
207 births
- 1930s
1930s
331 births
- 1940s
1940s
273 births
- 1950s
1950s
236 births
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 331 births (24% of all-time use).
How Reita 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 Reita's total volume
Reita by state
Where Reita concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
11 of 1,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Reita's data
- Reita's decade-level peak was the 1930s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Reitas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1889–1981 (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 Reita 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.