Rheta

REH-duh /ˈɹɛɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Rheta is a rare variant of Rhoda that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Rheta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1974. Rheta was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1934 (151 births).

About the name Rheta

PronunciationREH-duh /ˈɹɛɾə/
151peak births 1934
1893first in SSA data

Names similar to Rheta

How popular is Rheta?

Girls named Rheta
189319001920194019601974
Girls named Rheta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1893–1974 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1974) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rheta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19745—#9,833
19686—#6,823
19675—#7,594
19667—#5,684
19656—#6,353
196411—#4,292
19625—#7,352
19618—#5,195
196015—#3,323
195912—#3,779
195818—#2,834
195714—#3,267
195614—#3,291
195516—#2,937
195418—#2,681
195319—#2,495
195224—#2,114
195111—#3,450
195019—#2,320
194927—#1,871
194821—#2,175
194722—#2,134
194620—#2,142
194523—#1,785
194420—#1,958
194317—#2,231
194210—#3,163
194117—#2,081
194010—#2,920
193926—#1,506
193830—#1,369
193728—#1,409
193637—#1,180
193561—#891
1934151—#527
193381—#735
193220—#1,808
193113—#2,401
193015—#2,283
192910—#3,100
192816—#2,269
192715—#2,415
192613—#2,686
192518—#2,176
192426—#1,709
192316—#2,351
192220—#2,013
192119—#2,107
192026—#1,659
191920—#1,912
191822—#1,797
191718—#1,981
191611—#2,798
191515—#2,127
191411—#2,239
191311—#2,002
191215—#1,466
19116—#2,414
19075—#2,332
18935—#1,616