Girl
Reba
Reba means "to bind, tie or captivating", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyShort for Rebecca
EtymologyMeaning "to bind, tie" or "captivating"
Births by decade
1900s
1,493
1910s
5,094
1920s
7,343
1930s
6,204
1940s
4,847
1950s
4,139
1960s
2,175
1970s
737
1980s
658
1990s
1,136
2000s
293
2010s
139
Peaked in the 1920s · 34,258 total U.S. births since 1900