Girl · #9,545 in 2026

Reca

Reca is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

Current Rank
#9,545
Peak Rank
#6,620 (1971)
Total Babies
23
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1917
First Year
1986
Last Year
1971
Peak Year
#6620
Peak Rank
23
Total Count
4
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Reca

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Reca is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

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Origin & history
Pagan tomb-mounds excavated in an around Reca confirm the presence of Magyar mounted border guards from the 10th century. [ citation needed ] In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1256, and was part of the dominion of Matthias Csák , the magnate of Trencsén . Documents confirm that before Csak, during the reign of the early Árpád kings, the settlement was inhabited by castle warriors ( jobagiones castri ) and controlled by the Count of Pozsony . The castle warriors of Reca developed into landowning lower nobility and Reca was a characteristic curial village of Pozsony County

The Story of Reca

American parents first put Reca on the record books as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 7 Recas were born — ranking #6,620 that year. About 30% of every Reca on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Reca last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Reca

Phonetically similar names — useful when Reca is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Reca

What does the name Reca mean?
Reca is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.
How popular is Reca in 2026?
In 2026, Reca ranks #9,545 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Reca most popular?
Reca reached its peak popularity in 1971, ranking #6,620 that year with 7 babies given the name.
Is Reca a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Reca is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Reca?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Reca include Loanna, Orfelinda, Dorisa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Reca

Reca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Reca's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #6,620. Use the chart and map above to compare Reca'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.