Given name
Reeda
“one who is favored by God”
Reeda is a variant of Rida. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is favored by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reeda is a variant of Rida. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is favored by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reeda is a variant of Rida. An origin associated with Rida is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reeda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 414
- 0 boys · 414 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 332 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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