Boys' name · since 1924
Reaves
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Reaves, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reaves currently ranks #7759 among boys' names in America, with 34 babies recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reaves has been recorded 34 times among boys since 1924, currently ranked #7759 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #24,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,759 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34 born since 1924
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reaves ranks #24,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,759 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34 born since 1924, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Reaves's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Reaves compares
34 13th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reaves's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reaves | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reaves's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reaves's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reaves popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Reaves by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (22 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Reaves's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Reaves births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (65% of all-time use).
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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, 1924–2025 (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 Reaves 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.