Boys' name · since 2014
Rev
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 103 babies named Rev, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rev is the #4681 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 103 recorded since 2014.
Rev has 103 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4681 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #17,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,681 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 103 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rev ranks #17,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,681 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rev's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Rev compares
103 26th 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
Rev's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rev splits its recorded history at 2021: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rev by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Rev's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Rev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (76% of all-time use).
Rev by state
Where Rev concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 4.9% |
5 of 103 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rev's data
- Utah records the most Revs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Rev 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.