US rank #7161 Boys' name Peak 2021 81 births

Rev — #7161 US boys' name

81 babies named Rev in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s252020s56
#7161
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Rev was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rev in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rev

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Rev between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rev currently holds the #7161 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rev performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rev shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rev 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 81 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.

Rev at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

81

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2021

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,161

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rev popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
17
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201720152014 5

Rev by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
56 births that decade — 69% of Rev's all-time total
2010s252020s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rev?
81 babies have been named Rev since 2014. It currently ranks #7161 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 17 births.
When was Rev most popular?
Rev was most popular in the 2020s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Rev been used?
Rev has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rev?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Revan, Revis, Revel, Revin, 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, 2014–2024 (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.