How Many People Are Named Reatha?
An estimated 763 people in the United States have the first name Reatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Reatha peaked in popularity in 1927 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reatha 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 Reatha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Reatha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
763
About 1 in 449,219 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1927
72 births
Total Registered
2,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reatha
Reatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,624 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reatha as a female name
Ranked #15,205 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1927 (72 births)
Reatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reatha span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 587 babies were registered. Reatha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reatha by Decade
How has Reatha 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.
Reatha by State
Birth registrations for Reatha span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio. On average, about 43 Reathas were registered per state.
Reatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reatha
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reatha?
We estimate approximately 763 people named Reatha 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 449,219 Americans share this first name.
Is Reatha a common name?
Reatha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reatha most popular?
Reatha reached peak popularity in 1927, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reatha is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reatha a female name?
Reatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reatha Smith, Reatha Johnson, Reatha 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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