How Many People Are Named Reata?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Reata. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Reata peaked in popularity in 2013 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reata as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Reata paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
14 births
Total Registered
155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reata
Reata is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 155 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reata as a female name
Ranked #14,852 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (14 births)
Reata: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reata span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 87 babies were registered. While Reata is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Reata by Decade
How has Reata tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Reata + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reata as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Reata: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reata?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Reata are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Reata a common name?
Reata is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reata most popular?
Reata reached peak popularity in 2013, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reata is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reata a female name?
Reata is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reata Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reata Smith, Reata Johnson, Reata Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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