How Many People Are Named Revel?
An estimated 408 people in the United States have the first name Revel. It is used for both genders, with 71.3% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Revel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Revel 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 Revel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
408
About 1 in 840,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
71.3% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
46 births
Total Registered
477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Revel
Revel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (71.3%) and females (28.7%). Out of 477 total births registered, 340 were male and 137 were female.
Revel as a male name
Ranked #4,658 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (28 births)
Revel as a female name
Ranked #7,853 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (18 births)
Revel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Revel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 202 babies were registered. Revel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Revel by Decade
How has Revel 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.
Revel by State
Revel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Revel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Revel
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Revel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Revel?
We estimate approximately 408 people named Revel 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 840,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Revel a common name?
Revel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Revel most popular?
Revel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Revel is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Revel a male name?
Revel is predominantly male. 71.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Revel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Revel Smith, Revel Johnson, Revel 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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