Girls' name · since 1974
Rekita
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 82 babies named Rekita, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
82 girls have been named Rekita since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rekita recorded 82 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1990.
- #29,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rekita ranks #29,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rekita's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rekita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rekita's full recorded timeline at 1982, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rekita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1990
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Rekita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (52 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Rekita's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Rekita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rekita's data
- Rekita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Rekita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1974–1990 (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 Rekita 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.