How Many People Are Named Reba?
people named Reba are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,924 people in the US has this name
Based on 35,491 babies named Reba in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
792 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of REBECCA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Reba in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Reba alive today is about 65 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Reba first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1925, to 792 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Reba has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #231, in 1928. In 2025 it ranked #10,729.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,729 |
| Best rank | #231 (1928) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #242 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Reba alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Reba were born in Tennessee than in any other state: about 1,236 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Reba was given 5.1 times as often in Tennessee, 4 times in Arkansas and 3 times in Oklahoma.
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