Recorded 1974–1990 Girls' name Peak 1978 82 births

Rekita — girls' name

82 babies named Rekita in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s521990s7
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Rekita was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rekita in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rekita

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Rekita between 1974 and 1990, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rekita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rekita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rekita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rekita 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 82 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.

Rekita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

82

Since 1974

17 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1974

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1990

Rekita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1974

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 19901989198819871985198219811980197819761974 6

Rekita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 63% of Rekita's all-time total
1970s231980s521990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rekita?
82 babies have been named Rekita since 1974. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Rekita most popular?
Rekita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Rekita been used?
Rekita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 17 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Rekita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reka, Rekha, 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, 1974–1990 (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.