Girls' name · since 1918
Reaver
38 babies named Reaver in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reaver is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 38 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reaver has been recorded 38 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1933.
- #38,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reaver ranks #38,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reaver's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Reaver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reaver's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reaver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1933
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Reaver by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Reaver's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Reaver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (42% of all-time use).
Reaver by state
Where Reaver concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 13.2% |
5 of 38 births nationwide.
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- Reaver's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Reavers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reaver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reaver draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.