Reeve
The Story of Reeve
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Reeve as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 7 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Reeve — #5,515 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Reeve on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Reeve last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 233 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Reeve as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Reeve — #2,518 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Reeve on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Reeve ranks #3,345 for boys with 36 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 983 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Reeve
Reeve is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 983 births in the dataset. Reeve's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,518. Use the chart and map above to compare Reeve's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.