Recorded 1889–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 310 births

Reka — girls' name

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.

1880s51890s471900s201910s381920s271960s181970s411980s391990s302000s45
1890s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Reka was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Reka in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reka

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Reka between 1889 and 2009, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reka performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Reka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reka 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 310 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.

Reka at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

310

Since 1889

121 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1889

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2009

Reka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1889

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
468101214 200920001985197719691920190418951889 5

Reka by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
47 births that decade — 15% of Reka's all-time total
1880s51890s471900s201910s381920s271960s181970s411980s391990s302000s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reka?
310 babies have been named Reka since 1889. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Reka most popular?
Reka was most popular in the 1890s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Reka been used?
Reka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 121 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Reka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rekha, Rekita, Rekisha, Rekia, 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, 1889–2009 (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.