Recorded 1920–1937 Boys' name Peak 1920 29 births

Reavis — boys' name

29 babies named Reavis in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s241930s5
1920s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Reavis was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Reavis in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reavis

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Reavis between 1920 and 1937, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reavis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reavis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reavis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reavis 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 29 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.

Reavis at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

29

Since 1920

18 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1920

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1937

Reavis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1920

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19371926192519221920 7

Reavis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 83% of Reavis's all-time total
1920s241930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reavis?
29 babies have been named Reavis since 1920. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Reavis most popular?
Reavis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Reavis been used?
Reavis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 18 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Reavis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reagan, Real, Read, Reason, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1920–1937 (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.