Given name & surname

Reca

Reca is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Reca isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Reca through the years

Babies since 1880
23
0 boys · 23 girls
Most popular year
1971
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Reca in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1917–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 110 as a first name in 2020; 152 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Reca, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Renae

“one who has been reborn”

31RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Reena

“one who sings a joyous song”

22RareEasing

>99% girls

Germanic languages

Ericka

Ericka is a feminine given name from Germanic.

35RareEasing

>99% girls

Arabic

Rana

“an eyecatching, beautiful object” · “an eye-catching woman; to gaze upon”

35RareSteady

15% boys · 85% girls

Greek · Mythological

Phaedra

Phaedra is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

20RareSteady

>99% girls

Mythological

Deena

Deena is a feminine given name.

25RareEasing

>99% girls

Biblical

Dena

“from the valley; a church official”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Reca’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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