Recorded 1934–1957 Girls' name Peak 1934 20 births

Rieta — girls' name

20 babies named Rieta in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s91940s61950s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Rieta since 1934, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1957.

20
total births
1934–1957
years on record
1930s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

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

1934
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rieta in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rieta

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Rieta between 1934 and 1957, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rieta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rieta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rieta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rieta 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 20 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.

Rieta at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

20

Since 1934

24 years of records

Peak year

1934

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1934

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1957

Rieta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1934

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1934)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
45678910 195719471934 9

Rieta by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
9 births that decade — 45% of Rieta's all-time total
1930s91940s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rieta?
20 babies have been named Rieta since 1934. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1934 with 9 births.
When was Rieta most popular?
Rieta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Rieta been used?
Rieta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 24 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Rieta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielle, Rielly, Rielyn, Rielynn, 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, 1934–1957 (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.