US rank #885 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,684 births

Reya — #885 US girls' name

2,684 babies named Reya in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s622000s3142010s10602020s1221
#885
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Reya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

305 babies were named Reya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reya

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,684 babies named Reya between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reya currently holds the #885 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 305 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,221 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Reya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 435 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Reya in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reya 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 2,684 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.

Reya at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

2,684

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

305 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#885

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Reya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
305
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Reya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,221 births that decade — 45% of Reya's all-time total
1980s271990s622000s3142010s10602020s1221

Reya by state

Where Reya concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Reya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
435 16.2%
#2 Texas
171 6.4%
#3 New York
150 5.6%
#4 New Jersey
133 5.0%
#5 Florida
86 3.2%
#6 Illinois
86 3.2%
#7 Washington
65 2.4%
#8 North Carolina
56 2.1%
California share of Reya's total US births 16.2%
Even split

435 of 2,684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Reya appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reya?
2,684 babies have been named Reya since 1982. It currently ranks #885 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 305 births.
When was Reya most popular?
Reya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,221 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Reya most popular?
The top states for the name Reya are California (435 births), Texas (171 births), New York (150 births).
How long has the name Reya been used?
Reya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Reya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reyna, Reyes, Rey, Reyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.