Girls' name · since 1889
Reka
310 babies named Reka in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1889
- 1890s
- peak decade
Reka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 310 recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reka has been recorded 310 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2009.
- #15,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1889
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reka ranks #15,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1889, peaking in the 1890s.
- #15,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1889
- 1890s
- peak decade
Reka's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Reka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reka splits its recorded history at 1971: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Reka by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (47 births, 15% of the file).
1890s was Reka's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Reka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
47 births
- 1900s
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 47 births (15% of all-time use).
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- Reka's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2000s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1889–2009 (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 Reka 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.