Recorded 1918–1933 Girls' name Peak 1921 38 births

Reaver — girls' name

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.

1910s111920s161930s11
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Reaver was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Reaver in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reaver

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Reaver between 1918 and 1933, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reaver currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reaver performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Reaver shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Reaver in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reaver in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reaver at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

38

Since 1918

16 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1918

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1933

Reaver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1918

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 193319301923192119191918 6

Reaver by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 42% of Reaver's all-time total
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Reaver by state

Where Reaver concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Reaver
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 13.2%
Georgia share of Reaver's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reaver?
38 babies have been named Reaver since 1918. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Reaver most popular?
Reaver was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Reaver most popular?
The top states for the name Reaver are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Reaver been used?
Reaver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 16 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Reaver?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reagan, Reanna, Reatha, Rea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.