Reah
Reah: Face the Unknown, known in North America as simply Reah, is a 1998 first-person puzzle-oriented adventure game with a non-linear plot, described as a Myst-clone. It was developed by Project Two Interactive / Black Friar and published by Detalion and LK Avalon. It was distributed by Erbe in Spain on October 10, 1998.
Meaning & Origin of Reah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reah: Face the Unknown, known in North America as simply Reah, is a 1998 first-person puzzle-oriented adventure game with a non-linear plot, described as a Myst-clone. It was developed by Project Two Interactive / Black Friar and published by Detalion and LK Avalon. It was distributed by Erbe in Spain on October 10, 1998.
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The Story of Reah
The earliest SSA record of Reah as a baby girl name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Reah — #2,282 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Reahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 363 Reahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reah
Reah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 363 births in the dataset. Reah's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Reah'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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