Reet
Reet is an Estonian feminine given name. It is a variant and often a diminutive of the given name Margareeta, a cognate of Margaret.
Meaning & Origin of Reet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reet is an Estonian feminine given name. It is a variant and often a diminutive of the given name Margareeta, a cognate of Margaret.
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The Story of Reet
Reet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 33 Reets were born — ranking #4,295 that year. As of 2026, Reet ranks #7,239 for baby girls with 15 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 335 Reets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reet
Reet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Reet's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #4,295. Use the chart and map above to compare Reet'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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