Reet

Name: Reet: recorded bearers, distribution and rank
Creator: Mondonomo
Published: 2026-09-12

given name · Estonian · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Reet is a given name, most frequently recorded in Estonia, where it is the 93rd most common given name. It appears chiefly in Estonian and Hindi, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Greta.

rarermore common

EEEstonia1 in 666◐
SESweden1 in 150K
FIFinland1 in 186K

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

: ≈432 ●
Sources: 43 ●
: 1 in 150K ◐

Meaning & origin●

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Greta

Sources 1

kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 28 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world●

Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.

Where Reet is recorded, by country
Country						Most common spelling	Sources
EE Estonia	#93	6,372	557 rec.	—	2.6K	Reet	41
US United States	—	322△	154 rec.	1 in 1M	322	Reet	43
IN India	—	174	164 rec.	—	5	Reet	28
SE Sweden	—	68△	7 rec.	1 in 150K	68	Reet	8
CA Canada	—	37	43 rec.	—	4	Reet	7
FI Finland	—	30△	13 rec.	1 in 186K	215	Reet	7
GB United Kingdom	—	18	13 rec.	—	—	Reet	12
IT Italy	—	9	12 rec.	—	3	Reet	1
SG Singapore	—	9	13 rec.	—	—	Reet	2
DK Denmark	—	8	—	1 in 734K	8	—	—
CO Colombia	—	7	6 rec.	—	—	Reet	4
AR Argentina	—	7	7 rec.	—	—	Reet	4
RU Russia	—	5	5 rec.	—	—	Reet	2
PL Poland	—	4	—	1 in 9.6M	4	—	—
NO Norway	—	—	—	—	46	—	—
AT Austria	—	—	—	—	7	—	—
AU Australia	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
IS Iceland	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
DE Germany	—	—	—	—	listed	—	—

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.

Languages●

Estonian6.7K48%
Hindi2.5K18%
English2.2K16%
1.1K8%
Finnish4873%

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Languages in which the name is recorded
Name	Records	Note
Estonian	6,685	48%
Hindi	2,492	18%
English	2,189	16%
	1,076	8%
Finnish	487	3%

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Reet is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

Hindi given name3.0K records spelled Reet10 spellings in the group
Most recorded in India, United States, Canada, Pakistan
Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu
Also written Rit, রীত, রীতু, রীতূ
a separate given name1.3K records spelled Reet2 spellings in the group
Most recorded in India, Estonia, United States
Also written Reėt
French given name120 records spelled Reet4 spellings in the group
Most recorded in France, United States
Also written Rèét, Réét, Rëët

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Reet is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

In Dutch, a ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Finnish, nominative plural of reki
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In German, alternative form of Ried
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In sga, impetigo
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In English, right
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

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Reet in SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023), Sweden, 1999–2020
Year	records
1999	44
2000	44
2001	47
2002	48
2003	48
2004	48
2005	47
2006	46
2007	46
2008	47
2009	46
2010	45
2011	44
2012	44
2013	43
2014	41
2015	41
2016	41
2017	40
2018	41
2019	41
2020	41

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

Reet Kasesalub. 1929EEEstonian film director (1929-2022)
Anne Margisteb. 1942EEnot in their usual nameEstonian actress (born 1942)
Reet Väärib. 1943EEEstonian rower, linguist and university teacher (born 1943)
Helle-Reet Helenurmb. 1944EEEstonian actress (1944-2003)
Reet Valgmaab. 1952EEEstonian badminton player and educational theorist (born 1952)
Reet Naberb. 1952EEEstonian historian and ethnologist (born 1952)
Reet Sokmannb. 1953EEEstonian film producer (born 1953)
Reet Paavelb. 1953EEEstonian actress and dancer (born 1953)
Reet Piirib. 1955EEEstonian ethnologist and historian (born 1955)
Reet Roosb. 1973EEEstonian politician (born 1973)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Attested in 27 sources across 14 countries.

Official registers attesting Reet
Country	Register	Year	Count	Rank
EE Estonia	Statistics Estonia — Ees- ja perekonnanimed (Population Register)	—	2.6K	#52
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	322	#26,603
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	215	#3,335
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	68	#11,112
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2011	48	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2004	48	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2003	48	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2002	48	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2008	47	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2005	47	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2001	47	—
NO Norway	SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)	—	46	#12,404
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2009	46	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2007	46	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2006	46	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2010	45	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2010	43	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2020	41	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2014	38	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2016	35	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2012	34	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2013	31	—
FI Finland	DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register)	—	30	—
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	27	#26,603
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2009	27	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2015	24	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2019	21	—
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	20	#28,882
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2021	18	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2017	18	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2008	16	—
US United States	SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)	2025	14	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2024	13	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2018	13	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2020	11	—
IN India	Instate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls	—	9	#2,917
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	8	#8,923
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2023	8	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2022	8	—
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024)	2018	7	#1,899
EE Estonia	Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed)	—	5	#16,402
EE Estonia	Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed)	—	5	#16,265
IN India	Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls	—	5	#189,484
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2021	5	#739
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2007	5	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2006	5	—
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2024	4	#938
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)	—	4	#14,081
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)	2026	4	#14,082
IT Italy	ISTAT — Contanomi newborn per-name series (1999–2024, JSONP backend)	2024	3	#2,761
AU Australia	Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM)	2011	3	—
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2022	3	#1,121
AU Australia	SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present)	2016	2	#518
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2023	2	#1,491
IS Iceland	Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry)	2014	1	#29,631
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — Vornamen der Geborenen (1984–present)	2018	1	#3,449
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	1	#86,200
EE Estonia	Siseministeerium — population register name list 2023	2023	—	—
DE Germany	Stadt München Open Data — Vornamen von Nulljährigen	2017	—	—
IN India	Indian names with gender (Kaggle)	—	—	—

Reference works 2

Wikipedia given-name tokens
Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Reet?: We estimate roughly 432 people bear Reet (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.
In which country does Reet have the most bearers?: Reet is most frequently recorded in Estonia, where it is most often spelled reet.
How common is Reet compared with other names?: In Estonia, Reet is the 93rd most common given name of 14,570 given names recorded there.
Is Reet a male or female name?: Reet is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Reet mean?: Recorded meaning: a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Greta

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About this data

● measured from records◐ inferred from the name graph○ machine-generated

Data snapshot 2026-09-12. Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Reet” — the 93rd most common given name in Estonia. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.

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