Rea
Rea is a name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rea is a name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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The Story of Rea
As a girl name
Rea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 29 Reas were born — ranking #2,073 that year. As of 2026, Rea ranks #6,212 for girls with 19 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 2K Reas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 14 Reas were born — ranking #2,165 that year. As of 2026, Rea ranks #3,944 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 190 Reas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Rea
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About the name Rea
Rea is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rea's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #1,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Rea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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