Girl name#1,060 of girl names
Reva
Pronounced R EY1 V AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 142 years in use
How popular is Reva?
Reva is a girls' name, and first appears in 1883. It has been given to 15,961 children — the 1,060th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1921, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1921, when 351 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R EY1 V AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Reva
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Reva
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Reva?
- Reva ranks 1,060th among girls' names in US records, with 15,961 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 626.
- Is Reva a unisex name?
- No. Reva is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Reva most popular?
- 1921, when 351 children were given the name. It has been in use for 142 years and is still recorded as of 2024.