Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Reita 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 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,364
- 0 boys · 1,364 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 49 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 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 759 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Reita, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Clarita
Clarita is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
>99% girls
Rhetta
“a well-spoken woman” · “a well-spoken man”
>99% girls
Edda
“suffering strife during war”
>99% girls
Reba
“one who is bound to God”
>99% girls
Arletta
“an oath; a pledge”
>99% girls
Berta
“noble and bright” · “one who is famously bright and beautiful”
>99% girls
Esta
“woman from the East”
>99% girls
Rella
“from a foreign land”
>99% girls