How Many People Are Named Reva?
An estimated 6,248 people in the United States have the first name Reva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Reva peaked in popularity in 1921 with 351 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reva as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Reva paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,248
About 1 in 54,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1921
351 births
Total Registered
15,961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reva
Reva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,961 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Reva as a male name
Ranked #3,683 in 1945
5 male births in 1945
Peak: 1920 (6 births)
Reva as a female name
Ranked #2,731 in 2024
63 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (351 births)
Reva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reva span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,114 babies were registered. Reva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reva by Decade
How has Reva tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Reva by State
Birth registrations for Reva span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Washington, Minnesota. On average, about 294 Revas were registered per state.
Reva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reva
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reva?
We estimate approximately 6,248 people named Reva are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 54,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Reva a common name?
Reva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reva most popular?
Reva reached peak popularity in 1921, when 351 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reva is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reva a female name?
Reva is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reva Smith, Reva Johnson, Reva Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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