Is Rea a boy or girl name?
Rea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Rea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90.7% of the 2,039 US babies named Rea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,846
- Babies named Rea since 1892
- 2,039
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 34 babies
Boys and girls named Rea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1910s | 38 | 140 | 78.7% |
| 1920s | 66 | 183 | 73.5% |
| 1930s | 39 | 170 | 81.3% |
| 1940s | 30 | 160 | 84.2% |
| 1950s | 17 | 208 | 92.4% |
| 1960s | 0 | 137 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,094 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,590 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,928 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,810 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,135 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,746 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,762 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,912 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,862 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,909 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,536 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,108 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,522 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,515 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,373 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,662 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,080 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,238 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,025 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,939 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,232 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,018 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,415 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,420 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,008 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,182 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,044 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,590 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,015 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,325 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,570 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,871 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,731 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,565 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,665 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,679 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,344 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,260 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,727 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,803 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,478 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,814 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,370 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,277 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,589 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,831 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,971 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,986 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,116 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,726 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,750 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,991 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,351 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,429 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,791 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,410 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,903 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,206 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,975 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,131 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,038 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,107 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,575 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,382 | 29 | #2,106 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,892 | 14 | #3,266 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,235 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,531 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,431 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,413 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,251 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,640 | 18 | #2,455 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,412 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,099 | 22 | #2,118 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,679 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,033 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,116 | 18 | #2,295 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,712 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,805 | 11 | #2,910 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,331 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,149 | 17 | #2,186 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,424 | 10 | #2,996 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,413 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,005 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,291 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,806 | 15 | #2,128 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,502 | 20 | #1,768 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,541 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,217 | 20 | #1,762 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,043 | 23 | #1,619 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,190 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,006 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,923 | 21 | #1,810 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,081 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,384 | 19 | #2,082 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,091 | 20 | #1,984 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,340 | 11 | #3,081 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,912 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,121 | 19 | #2,076 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,216 | 17 | #2,268 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,169 | 17 | #2,267 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,431 | 19 | #2,061 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,323 | 10 | #3,180 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,240 | 18 | #2,087 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,452 | 11 | #2,840 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,806 | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,360 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,376 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,588 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,833 | 11 | #1,817 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,153 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,102 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,270 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,652 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,128 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,121 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,024 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,631 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,539 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,161 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,403 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,627 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rea reached #2,240 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #1,102 in 1910. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.