Girls' name · since 1934
Rieta
Rieta has 20 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #46,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rieta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Rieta recorded 20 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1957.
- #46,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1934
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rieta ranks #46,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1934, peaking in the 1930s.
- #46,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rieta's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rieta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rieta's full recorded timeline at 1947, 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 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1934 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rieta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1957
- Peak year (1934)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Rieta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (9 births, 45% of the file).
1930s was Rieta's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rieta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
9 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 9 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Rieta's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- 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 Rieta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1934–1957 (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 Rieta 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.