NameTides

Rea

Rea was the #5,238 girls' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales.

Rea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#5,238 (24)#2,788 (9)————
2024#6,642 (17)#1,895 (15)————
2023#4,999 (26)#1,863 (15)————
2022#5,465 (23)#2,058 (13)————
2021#4,833 (27)#1,866 (15)———#2,893 (6)
2020#5,667 (21)#2,843 (8)————
2019#5,986 (20)#3,151 (7)————
2018#7,409 (15)#3,178 (7)————
2017#6,531 (18)#2,341 (11)————
2016#5,622 (23)#2,966 (8)——#868 (3)#3,294 (5)
2015#7,613 (15)#3,615 (6)———#2,363 (8)
2014#8,485 (13)#4,684 (4)————
2013#11,969 (8)#3,160 (7)———#2,376 (8)
2012#8,208 (14)#3,681 (6)———#2,338 (8)
2011#12,153 (8)—————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1910 at #1,069.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1892.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1958, 85% of US babies named Rea were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rea is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 82,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 54,000 to 1 in 120,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: #540CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ReaCanadaGirls—too few
ReaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
ReaIrelandGirls—too few
ReaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ReaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ReaScotlandGirls—too few
ReaUSGirls#5,23824
ReaUSBoys—too few