Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Reva

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,986 Trend ↑ Rising 19%
Rank 2025
#1,986
among girls · ↑729 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Reva · +52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,570
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
351 babies
All-time total
16,059
#1,224 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Reva popularity over time

16,059 babies have been named Reva since 1883, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 11 – 11 1 – #1,030
1890s 212 – 212 21 +1827% #487
1900s 593 – 593 59 +180% #401
1910s 2,067 – 2,067 207 +249% #372
1920s 3,108 6 3,114 311 +51% #352
1930s 2,379 – 2,379 238 -24% #387
1940s 1,795 5 1,800 180 -24% #493
1950s 1,582 – 1,582 158 -12% #658
1960s 988 – 988 99 -38% #884
1970s 503 – 503 50 -49% #1,418
1980s 906 – 906 91 +80% #1,065
1990s 517 – 517 52 -43% #1,509
2000s 423 – 423 42 -18% #3,161
2010s 571 – 571 57 +35% #2,381
2020s (to 2025) 393 – 393 66 +15% #1,986

Where Reva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 102 0.06 outside top 500
2028 103 0.06 outside top 500
2029 105 0.07 outside top 500
2030 106 0.07 outside top 500

Where Reva is most popular

Girls named Reva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, California, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Reva born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 36 0.199 +364%
California 71 0.084 +96%
Washington 7 0.048 +13%
New York 18 0.045 +6%
Texas 27 0.034 -22%
Illinois 6 0.026 -39%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Reva

Reva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,986 in 2025 with 97 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 16,059 American babies have been named Reva. Its peak came in 1921, when 351 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Reva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reva?

The median living Reva is about 61 years old; half are between 35 and 76. An estimated 7,300 people named Reva are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

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

Reva 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 97 #1,986 – –
2024 64 #2,715 – –
2023 62 #2,781 – –
2022 64 #2,717 – –
2021 62 #2,780 – –
2020 44 #3,487 – –
2019 75 #2,395 – –
2018 77 #2,381 – –
2017 61 #2,810 – –
2016 51 #3,215 – –
2015 67 #2,678 – –
2014 39 #3,910 – –
2013 57 #2,966 – –
2012 59 #2,931 – –
2011 45 #3,542 – –
2010 40 #3,876 – –
2009 43 #3,725 – –
2008 42 #3,840 – –
2007 55 #3,161 – –
2006 51 #3,254 – –
2005 42 #3,572 – –
2004 43 #3,481 – –
2003 47 #3,176 – –
2002 40 #3,452 – –
2001 28 #4,419 – –
2000 32 #3,962 – –
1995 36 #3,202 – –
1990 103 #1,509 – –
1985 115 #1,210 – –
1980 34 #2,735 – –
1975 39 #2,188 – –
1970 74 #1,418 – –
1965 93 #1,088 – –
1960 140 #884 – –
1955 172 #725 – –
1950 168 #658 – –
1945 176 #553 5 #3,683
1940 196 #493 – –
1935 226 #427 – –
1930 249 #419 – –
1925 315 #386 – –
1920 323 #367 6 #4,186
1915 260 #377 – –
1910 91 #415 – –
1905 56 #454 – –
1900 58 #439 – –
1895 16 #813 – –
1890 10 #929 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Reva?

The median living Reva is about 61 years old. Half of all living Revas are between 35 and 76 years old.

How many people named Reva are alive today?

An estimated 7,300 people named Reva are alive in the United States, based on 16,059 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Reva in 2025?

Reva ranked #1,986 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 97 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reva?

16,059 babies have been named Reva in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reva most popular?

Reva peaked in 1921, when 351 newborns received the name.

Is Reva a boy or girl name?

Reva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reva rising or falling?

Reva is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reva become more popular?

Reva is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 106 girls named Reva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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