The first name Reta
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Reta at birth, 1880–2025
In 1998, 5 girls born in the United States were named Reta, the 16,019th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1946, when 192 were.
8,616
babies named Reta since 1880
#16,019
rank in 1998
1946
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Reta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,616 US babies named Reta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Reta most popular?
- 1946 in the United States, when 192 babies were named Reta, its highest rank at 580th.
- Is Reta also a surname?
- Yes. Reta is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.