How Many People Are Named Reita?
An estimated 449 people in the United States have the first name Reita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Reita peaked in popularity in 1932 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reita 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 Reita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Reita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
449
About 1 in 763,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1932
49 births
Total Registered
1,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reita
Reita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,364 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reita as a female name
Ranked #11,685 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1932 (49 births)
Reita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reita span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 331 babies were registered. Reita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reita by Decade
How has Reita 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.
Reita by State
Birth registrations for Reita span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 6 Reitas were registered per state.
Reita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reita
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reita?
We estimate approximately 449 people named Reita 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 763,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Reita a common name?
Reita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reita most popular?
Reita reached peak popularity in 1932, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reita is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reita a female name?
Reita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reita Smith, Reita Johnson, Reita 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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