Unisex name · since 1913
Reeve
944 babies named Reeve in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reeve currently ranks #3465 among unisex names in America, with 944 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reeve has been recorded 944 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #3465 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #5,322 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 944 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reeve ranks #5,322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 944 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reeve's 944 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Reeve compares
944 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Reeve's all-time total is 156% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reeve | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 944 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reeve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reeve's full recorded timeline at 2000, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reeve popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Reeve popularity over time - girls
239 total births recorded since 1999 (Reeve as girls' name)
Reeve by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (343 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Reeve's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Reeve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 343 births (36% of all-time use).
How Reeve compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reeve's total volume
Reeve by state
Where Reeve concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 0.7% |
67 of 944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Reeve's data
- Reeve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (343 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Reeves (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Reeve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Reeve 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.