Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Reeve

Gender Unisex · 20% girls Rank 2025 #3,494 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#3,494
among boys · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Reeve · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,760
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
68 babies
All-time total
1,183
#5,321 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Reeve popularity over time

1,183 babies have been named Reeve since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – #3,179
1920s – 5 5 1 0% #4,834
1930s – 6 6 1 +20% #3,673
1940s – 5 5 1 -17% #3,913
1950s – 15 15 2 +200% #4,276
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 24 24 2 – #4,526
1980s – 31 31 3 +29% #5,487
1990s 7 84 91 9 +194% #4,729
2000s 72 211 283 28 +211% #3,259
2010s 116 343 459 46 +62% #2,544
2020s (to 2025) 44 215 259 43 -6% #2,958

Where Reeve is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Reeve

Reeve is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,494 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 1,183 American babies have been named Reeve, about 80% boys and 20% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 68 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reeve stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reeve?

The median living Reeve is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 1,100 people named Reeve are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reeve year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6 #14,549 33 #3,494
2024 9 #10,922 34 #3,441
2023 8 #11,979 40 #3,104
2022 7 #13,291 35 #3,395
2021 6 #14,890 42 #2,958
2020 8 #11,910 31 #3,549
2019 7 #13,501 21 #4,770
2018 15 #7,683 28 #3,864
2017 23 #5,633 45 #2,750
2016 12 #9,310 50 #2,544
2015 12 #9,370 38 #3,070
2014 13 #8,866 41 #2,878
2013 13 #8,943 37 #3,046
2012 6 #16,435 29 #3,691
2011 8 #13,111 33 #3,352
2010 7 #14,641 21 #4,641
2009 9 #12,230 35 #3,259
2008 6 #17,025 22 #4,507
2007 12 #10,014 27 #3,869
2006 9 #12,207 22 #4,336
2005 8 #12,756 23 #4,029
2004 6 #15,650 26 #3,616
2003 11 #9,557 18 #4,574
2002 6 #14,982 16 #4,861
2001 – – 10 #6,821
2000 5 #16,995 12 #5,832
1995 – – 13 #4,729
1990 – – 5 #9,197
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 6 #4,613
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #4,276
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,834
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Reeve

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Reeve Carney Reeve Carney American actor, musician, singer and songwriter (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reeve, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reeve?

The median living Reeve is about 12 years old. Half of all living Reeves are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Reeve are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Reeve are alive in the United States, based on 1,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Reeve in 2025?

Reeve ranked #3,494 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reeve?

1,183 babies have been named Reeve in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reeve most popular?

Reeve peaked in 2017, when 68 newborns received the name.

Is Reeve a boy or girl name?

Reeve is used for both: about 20% of babies named Reeve have been girls and 80% boys.

Is the name Reeve rising or falling?

Reeve has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Reeve become more popular?

Reeve is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 boys named Reeve in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Reeve?

Well-known people named Reeve include Reeve Carney (actor).

Names like Reeve

Names that sound and feel close to Reeve: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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