Girl

Reba

REE-buh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Hebrew diminutive form of Rebecca, meaning captivating beauty, popularized by American country music and Yiddish-speaking communities.”

Popularity Over Time

Reba US popularity rank over timeRank 9738 in 2013 to rank 231 in 1928. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#231#4985#97381900192019401960198020002024

Reba is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

2

Style

ClassicVintageTimelessStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Reba McEntire (country singer)
  • Reba Buhr (actress)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Ruby

Latin Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Willow

Old English Top 50

You Might Also Like

Bessie

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Davey

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Debra

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Emmy

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Ester

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Hedy

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Cross-Cultural Notes

Hebrew origin, used across English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Hebrew diminutive form of Rebecca, meaning captivating beauty, popularized by American country music and Yiddish-speaking communities.

Reba is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Reba works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Reba include Willow.