girls:
59 births since 2013
#5657 (1st percentile)
boys:
853 births since 1912
#3734 (19th percentile)
overall:
912 births since 1912
#6827 (12th percentile)
The name Reeves is the #6,827 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 912 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 11.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,734 (18.5% percentile) for all time with 853 births since 1912. For girls, it ranks #5,657 (1.0% percentile) for all time with 59 births since 2013.
Reeves first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 2013 for girls). Birth data for Reeves is available in 72 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (72 years for boys and 9 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Reeves has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 93.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 80.5% of babies named Reeves were boys.
For boys, Reeves reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.1% percentile (ranked #883) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 1912, with 22 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Reeves ranks #883 for boys (3.1% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 81.4% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Reeves reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #932) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Reeves ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 91.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Reeves".
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