unisex name
Revel
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 524
Revel is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 29% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Revel 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 | 5 |
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1930s | 27 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 162 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 244 |
How popular is Revel?
In 2025, Revel was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Revel 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 Revel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Revel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Revel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Revel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Revel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Revel
How popular is the name Revel?
In 2025, Revel was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Revel a girl's or a boy's name?
Revel is used for both girls and boys. About 29% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Revel?
Revel has 2 syllables.
When was Revel most popular?
Revel peaked in 2022, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Revel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Revel currently ranks #4,226 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.