Holding steady.
Popularity of Reather since 1899
Babies named Reather per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Reather's real moment was 1908.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 50 |
| 1910s | 186 |
| 1920s | 261 |
| 1930s | 188 |
| 1940s | 118 |
| 1950s | 74 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Reather is a rare name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1899, a time when many creative spellings and surname-borne names were entering use. Its peak year was 1908, after which its usage declined steeply. The name has remained stable in rarity, never achieving widespread popularity. While its exact origins are unclear, Reather reflects the turn-of-the-century fashion for names ending in '-er' or '-ther', often derived from surnames or occupational terms. Despite its obscurity, Reather appears in the records of the early 1900s, a period when names like Mildred and Earl were common, and it fits stylistically with that era.
Reather is a rare given name of uncertain origin, first recorded in the United States in the late 19th century. It may be an altered spelling of Rether, or a feminine form of a surname. The name saw modest use in the early 1900s, with its peak recorded in 1908, but has since become uncommon.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Rether
Sibling names for Reather
Names that share Reather's style, for a brother or sister.
