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A given name in English, Danish and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Reta is a feminine given name documented in English, Danish and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1998: 5 girls (rank 14122). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Reta
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 836 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 6 | 817 | observed |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | 5 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1886 | 5 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 12 | 753 | observed |
| 1889 | 17 | 620 | observed |
| 1890 | 15 | 693 | observed |
| 1891 | 11 | 839 | observed |
| 1892 | 24 | 565 | observed |
| 1893 | 14 | 794 | observed |
| 1894 | 30 | 527 | observed |
| 1895 | 28 | 565 | observed |
| 1896 | 42 | 448 | observed |
| 1897 | 30 | 537 | observed |
| 1898 | 21 | 719 | observed |
| 1899 | 21 | 680 | observed |
| 1900 | 32 | 624 | observed |
| 1901 | 38 | 487 | observed |
| 1902 | 32 | 583 | observed |
| 1903 | 25 | 666 | observed |
| 1904 | 23 | 727 | observed |
| 1905 | 37 | 570 | observed |
| 1906 | 36 | 595 | observed |
| 1907 | 48 | 517 | observed |
| 1908 | 49 | 520 | observed |
| 1909 | 40 | 614 | observed |
| 1910 | 54 | 560 | observed |
| 1911 | 42 | 667 | observed |
| 1912 | 69 | 582 | observed |
| 1913 | 61 | 667 | observed |
| 1914 | 84 | 629 | observed |
| 1915 | 132 | 559 | observed |
| 1916 | 147 | 547 | observed |
| 1917 | 122 | 620 | observed |
| 1918 | 131 | 618 | observed |
| 1919 | 147 | 569 | observed |
| 1920 | 172 | 543 | observed |
| 1921 | 149 | 592 | observed |
| 1922 | 166 | 552 | observed |
| 1923 | 128 | 654 | observed |
| 1924 | 167 | 560 | observed |
| 1925 | 161 | 564 | observed |
| 1926 | 121 | 655 | observed |
| 1927 | 144 | 588 | observed |
| 1928 | 152 | 573 | observed |
| 1929 | 151 | 557 | observed |
| 1930 | 170 | 515 | observed |
| 1931 | 174 | 490 | observed |
| 1932 | 160 | 515 | observed |
| 1933 | 167 | 491 | observed |
| 1934 | 180 | 477 | observed |
| 1935 | 176 | 475 | observed |
| 1936 | 150 | 530 | observed |
| 1937 | 143 | 568 | observed |
| 1938 | 164 | 527 | observed |
| 1939 | 167 | 519 | observed |
| 1940 | 156 | 550 | observed |
| 1941 | 142 | 589 | observed |
| 1942 | 132 | 648 | observed |
| 1943 | 164 | 588 | observed |
| 1944 | 149 | 602 | observed |
| 1945 | 127 | 651 | observed |
| 1946 | 192 | 580 | observed |
| 1947 | 174 | 633 | observed |
| 1948 | 158 | 665 | observed |
| 1949 | 170 | 636 | observed |
| 1950 | 166 | 662 | observed |
| 1951 | 151 | 710 | observed |
| 1952 | 133 | 775 | observed |
| 1953 | 141 | 772 | observed |
| 1954 | 163 | 722 | observed |
| 1955 | 175 | 714 | observed |
| 1956 | 148 | 816 | observed |
| 1957 | 131 | 894 | observed |
| 1958 | 129 | 900 | observed |
| 1959 | 113 | 993 | observed |
| 1960 | 80 | 1,220 | observed |
| 1961 | 81 | 1,224 | observed |
| 1962 | 74 | 1,283 | observed |
| 1963 | 49 | 1,623 | observed |
| 1964 | 47 | 1,686 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 1,715 | observed |
| 1966 | 36 | 1,916 | observed |
| 1967 | 33 | 2,039 | observed |
| 1968 | 30 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1969 | 22 | 2,844 | observed |
| 1970 | 33 | 2,307 | observed |
| 1971 | 17 | 3,652 | observed |
| 1972 | 21 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1973 | 22 | 3,015 | observed |
| 1974 | 16 | 3,863 | observed |
| 1975 | 19 | 3,514 | observed |
| 1976 | 17 | 3,812 | observed |
| 1977 | 11 | 5,532 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | observed |
| 1980 | 17 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 5,885 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 6,888 | observed |
| 1983 | 15 | 4,686 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 6,810 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 10,677 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 9,545 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 7,987 | observed |
| 1988 | 6 | 10,386 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 8,037 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 11,409 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 10,271 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 13,317 | observed |
| 1993 | 9 | 8,719 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 11,778 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,122 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Reta” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Reta— “pearl”
_Reta_, _f._ _Finn._ Gr. pearl, 121
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
