Reta Girl
How popular is Reta?
Peaked in 1946
No babies were recorded with the name Reta in 2025. It was most used in 1946, when 192 girls got the name.
3,387living people named Reta (est.)
75median age of people named Reta
8,616babies named Reta since 1880
Reta popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1946 (192 girls) |
| Highest rank | #448 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
Reta counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Reata family of names ranked #4,895 for girls in 2025 (#4,944 the year before), with 13 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reata | 6 | 46% |
| Retta | 7 | 54% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Reta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #620 |
| 1890s | 236 | #448 |
| 1900s | 360 | #487 |
| 1910s | 989 | #547 |
| 1920s | 1,511 | #543 |
| 1930s | 1,651 | #475 |
| 1940s | 1,564 | #550 |
| 1950s | 1,450 | #661 |
| 1960s | 495 | #1,219 |
| 1970s | 177 | #2,307 |
| 1980s | 95 | #4,326 |
| 1990s | 38 | #8,712 |
Questions
- Is Reta a boy or girl name?
- Reta has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Reta?
- No babies were recorded with the name Reta in 2025. It was most used in 1946, when 192 girls got the name.
- When was Reta most popular?
- Reta peaked in 1946, when 192 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #448 in 1896.
- How many people are named Reta?
- 8,616 babies have been named Reta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,387 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 75.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.