Is Rea a boy or girl name?

Rea is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,063 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 90.8% were girls and 9.2% were boys.

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Rea

Recorded 1892–2025 · United States

Rea was most popular in 1958, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,044 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,063 people named Rea.

Rea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rea’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rea is mostly a girl’s name — 90.8% of the 2,063 Americans given it were girls and 9.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org