Reeves
Reeves was the 2442nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 1717th; the most babies were born in 2024 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,608 places. More babies were named Reeves in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,442 boys, up 2,745 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202468 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,059babies recorded
Reeves popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,960 | #2,442 | 10 | 56 |
| 2020 | #17,009 | #5,187 | 5 | 18 |
| 2010 | — | #5,200 | — | 18 |
| 2000 | — | #7,273 | — | 9 |
| 1990 | — | #6,284 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #3,589 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | #3,609 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #3,388 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #2,923 | — | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Reeves, counting every spelling?
Reeves is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves | 56 | #2,442 | 214 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Reeves?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reeves (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Reeves born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reeves.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reeves?
About 700 people born in the US named Reeves are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 4 and 25. That makes Reeves a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Reeves by state
How common Reeves was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Reeves: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reeves, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Reeves
How popular is the name Reeves?
Reeves was the 2442nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 1717th; the most babies were born in 2024 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,608 places. More babies were named Reeves in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Reeves a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Reeves in the US.
Where is Reeves most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reeves was most common in South Carolina (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.