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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Reatha

Reatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 1927 (72). More babies were named Reatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192772 babies
Total since 1880
2,624babies recorded

Reatha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,99211
1960#1,94435
1950#1,48939
1940#1,43629
1930#1,03951
1920#87869
1910#87425
1900#88019
1890——
1880——

How popular is Reatha, counting every spelling?

Reatha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Reatha?

About 900 people born in the US named Reatha are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 66 and 81. That makes Reatha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Reatha by state

How common Reatha was among girls born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (5.3×), North Carolina (2.5×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNC0.13South Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesSC0.05District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMS0.04Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesGA0.27Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesFL0.14
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Reatha, girls, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Reatha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reatha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Reatha

How popular is the name Reatha?

Reatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 1927 (72). More babies were named Reatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Reatha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,624 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Reatha most popular?

In 1925–1929, Reatha was most common in Georgia (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and North Carolina.