Rev
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- REV
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Rev is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
Where does Rev come from?
English: probably the English word rev, or a short form of a longer name
Is Rev a girl's or a boy's name?
Rev is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rev in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 207% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Rev, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. It first appears in the records in 2014.
2025 had the most boys named Rev of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Rev in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rev in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
Names like Rev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krishiv Aarav Avyaan Veer Ash Atharv Dhruv Shivansh Vihaan Ivaan Rishiv Shiv
Names related to Rev
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rev, updated 20 October 2026.