How Many People Are Named Rheta?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Rheta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Rheta peaked in popularity in 1934 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rheta 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 Rheta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Rheta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1934
151 births
Total Registered
1,200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rheta
Rheta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,200 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rheta as a female name
Ranked #9,835 in 1974
5 female births in 1974
Peak: 1934 (151 births)
Rheta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rheta span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 462 babies were registered. Rheta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rheta by Decade
How has Rheta 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.
Rheta by State
Birth registrations for Rheta span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Indiana, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Kansas. On average, about 11 Rhetas were registered per state.
Rheta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rheta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rheta
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rheta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rheta?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Rheta 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 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Rheta a common name?
Rheta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rheta most popular?
Rheta reached peak popularity in 1934, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rheta is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rheta a female name?
Rheta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rheta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rheta Smith, Rheta Johnson, Rheta 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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