Arev

A girls’ name of Armenian origin, meaning sun.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Arev by the numbers

Arev was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that mean the sun

Like Arev, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Arev

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