Is Rheta a boy or girl name?

Rheta is a girl’s name. Of the 1,200 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rheta

Recorded 1893–1974 · United States

Rheta was most popular in 1934, when 151 American babies were given the name — ranking #960 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,200 people named Rheta.

Rheta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rheta’s peak in 1934. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rheta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rheta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,200 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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