boy's name
Rev
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 103
Rev is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rev over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 25 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 78 |
How popular is Rev?
In 2025, Rev was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Rev
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rev also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rev over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rev
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rev — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rev
How popular is the name Rev?
In 2025, Rev was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rev a girl's or a boy's name?
Rev is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rev?
Rev has 1 syllable.
When was Rev most popular?
Rev peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rev a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rev currently ranks #4,587 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.