Unisex name · since 1915
Revel
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Revel, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
366 babies have been named Revel since 1915, making it today's #4156 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Revel has been recorded 366 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #4156 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #9,521 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,156 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 366 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Revel ranks #9,521 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,156 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 366 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Revel's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Revel compares
366 49th 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
Revel's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Revel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 366 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Revel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Revel splits its recorded history at 2002: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Revel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Revel popularity over time - girls
153 total births recorded since 1933 (Revel as girls' name)
Revel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (145 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Revel's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Revel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (40% of all-time use).
Revel by state
Where Revel concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 4.1% |
15 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Revel's data
- California records the most Revels (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Revel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Revel 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.