boy's name
Reeves
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,076
Reeves is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 81 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Reeves over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 94 |
| 1930s | 49 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 14 |
| 1970s | 19 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 88 |
| 2000s | 106 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 282 |
How popular is Reeves?
In 2025, Reeves was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Reeves is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Reeves
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Reeves also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Reeves over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Reeves
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Reeves — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Reeves
How popular is the name Reeves?
In 2025, Reeves was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Reeves a girl's or a boy's name?
Reeves is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Reeves?
Reeves has 1 syllable.
When was Reeves most popular?
Reeves peaked in 2024, when 81 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Reeves a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Reeves currently ranks #2,447 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.