Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Reva connects to the Rebecca name family through Riva. Rebecca has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Reva connects to the Rebecca name family through Riva. The history of Rebecca gives this family its wider story. Rebecca has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Reva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,059
- 11 boys · 16,048 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 351 babies
- 2025
- 97
- #1,986 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 97 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,986 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 351 in 1921. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,109 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reva’s family of names
In English usage, Reva has a diminutive in REVVY. Reva has a related form in Riva.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Reva
- Reva Beck BosoneUnited States Congresswoman from Utah1895–1983
- Reva BrooksCanadian photographer (1913–2004)
- Reva WilliamsAmerican astronomerborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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