Reva
Reva was the 1986th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 352nd with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 692 places. More babies were named Reva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,986 girls, up 1,501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,059babies recorded
Reva popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,986 | 97 |
| 2020 | #3,487 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,876 | 40 |
| 2000 | #3,962 | 32 |
| 1990 | #1,509 | 103 |
| 1980 | #2,735 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,418 | 74 |
| 1960 | #884 | 140 |
| 1950 | #658 | 168 |
| 1940 | #493 | 196 |
| 1930 | #419 | 249 |
| 1920 | #367 | 323 |
| 1910 | #415 | 91 |
| 1900 | #439 | 58 |
| 1890 | #929 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Reva, counting every spelling?
Reva is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,312 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,986 for Reva on its own. Together these spellings went to 156 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reva | 97 | #1,986 | 349 |
| Reeva | 59 | #2,887 | 249 |
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 Reva?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reva (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Reva 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 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reva?
About 6,900 people born in the US named Reva are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 35 and 75. That makes Reva a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Reva by state
How common Reva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.6×), California (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls 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 Reva: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Reva
How popular is the name Reva?
Reva was the 1986th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 352nd with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 692 places. More babies were named Reva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Reva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Reva in the US.
Where is Reva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reva was most common in New Jersey (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.