How Many People Are Named Reta?
An estimated 2,714 people in the United States have the first name Reta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Reta peaked in popularity in 1946 with 192 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reta 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 Reta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Reta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
2,714
About 1 in 126,291 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1946
192 births
Total Registered
8,616
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reta
Reta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,616 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reta as a female name
Ranked #16,018 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1946 (192 births)
Reta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reta span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 1,651 babies were registered. Reta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reta by Decade
How has Reta 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.
Reta by State
Birth registrations for Reta span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in South Dakota, Minnesota, Florida. On average, about 142 Retas were registered per state.
Reta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reta
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reta?
We estimate approximately 2,714 people named Reta 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 126,291 Americans share this first name.
Is Reta a common name?
Reta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,616 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reta most popular?
Reta reached peak popularity in 1946, when 192 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reta is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reta a female name?
Reta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reta Smith, Reta Johnson, Reta 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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