Reta
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #448 in 1896
0 babies were named Reta in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryReta has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Retas, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1896, when it reached #448.
About the name Reta
Reta is a girl name of Estonian origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-eta”. US birth records list Reta for girls from 1880 to 1998, in 112 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked #448 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 1998, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Estonian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | 29,155 girls |
| 1890s | 105 | 9,549 girls |
| 1900s | 123 | 8,151 girls |
| 1910s | 120 | 8,338 girls |
| 1920s | 126 | 7,908 girls |
| 1930s | 155 | 6,453 girls |
| 1940s | 109 | 9,162 girls |
| 1950s | 76 | 13,186 girls |
| 1960s | 26 | 37,807 girls |
| 1970s | 11 | 87,719 girls |
| 1980s | 5.6 | 179,533 girls |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 432,692 girls |
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Questions about the name Reta
What is the origin of the name Reta?
Reta has Estonian roots in our records. Other Estonian names include Reet, Katja, Leena.
Is Reta a boy or girl name?
Reta is a girl name.
How popular is the name Reta?
Reta is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 1998. It peaked at #448 in 1896.