Girls' name · since 1883
Reva
16,048 babies named Reva in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,048
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reva currently ranks #1983 among girls' names in America, with 16,048 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reva has been recorded 16,048 times among girls since 1883, currently ranked #1983 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,048 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reva ranks #1,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,048 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,048
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Reva's 16,048 recorded births place it above 98.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Reva compares
16,048 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Reva's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,048 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 351 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reva's full recorded timeline at 1957, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 351 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 351
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Reva popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1920 (Reva as boys' name)
Reva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,108 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Reva's strongest decade.
3,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Reva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 212
1890s
212 births
- 1900s 593
1900s
593 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,067 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,108 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,379 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,795 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,582 births
- 1960s 988
1960s
988 births
- 1970s 503
1970s
503 births
- 1980s 906
1980s
906 births
- 1990s 517
1990s
517 births
- 2000s 423
2000s
423 births
- 2010s 571
2010s
571 births
- 2020s 393
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,108 births (19% of all-time use).
How Reva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Reva's total volume
Reva by state
Where Reva concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 1,159 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 762 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 701 | 4.4% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 671 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 669 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 657 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 619 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 596 | 3.7% |
1,159 of 16,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Reva appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reva's data
- Reva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,108 total births); usage has since declined to 393 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Revas (1,159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Reva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Reva 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.