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What does Rea mean?
Rea 
as a girls' name is a Greek and Danish name, and Rea means "flowing". Rea is an alternate spelling of Rhea (Greek). Rea is also a form of Ria (Danish): short form of Maria.
STARTS WITH Re-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Rie, Rhia, Rhaya, Rhae, Reya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rea Collins (R.C.), ..
How popular is Rea?
Rea is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3614 out of 4276, Top 85%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#2423 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rea entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #1657 in the U.S. in the 1900s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Reya (#1463 LAST YEAR), Rhea (#761) and Ria are the popular variation forms of Rea rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Rhaya, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Rea was well-received in 2017 (AVERAGE #1576) and has remained as conventional to this day (#1556, 8.5% LESS USAGE), but with the version Ria becoming less in vogue. Rhea is the most fashionable name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Rea is alike in pronunciation to Rae, Ray▼, Raya▲, Raye, Ree, Rei, Rey, Roya, Rue, Rui and Rye. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bea, Dea, Lea▲, Mea, Nea, Read, Reba▼, Reda, Rena▼, Reta▼, Reva▼, Reza, Tea▼ and Zea. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rea.
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